Foot Locker, Inc. has appointed Ron Halls to the position of president & CEO, Foot Locker, Inc. – International, overseeing the company's Foot Locker operations in Europe, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as its Footlocker.com direct-to-customers business. Mr. Halls was most recently president and CEO of the company’s Champs Sports group.

“Ron has done an outstanding job as President & CEO of Champs Sports for the past three years, during which time its sales and earnings increased significantly,” said Matt Serra, Foot Locker, Inc.'s chairman and CEO in a release.

Mr. Halls joined Champs Sports as COO in 2000, after being CEO for three years at rugby sports company Canterbury International, Ltd. He was promoted to president and CEO of the Bradenton, Fla. division in 2003. Prior to Canterbury, he was the Managing Director of LWR (Far East) Ltd., an apparel, marketing, and sourcing company in the Far East.

Halls holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University and holds the designations of C.P.A, C.M.A., and A.C.A.