The strength of the retailers European business, and the planned growth there, made the resignation of Foot Locker Europe CEO Simon Rider a surprise to many. Foot Locker’s major expansion plans in Europe were counted on to offset the weakening US business. Tom Slover, former president and CEO of Footlocker.com, will move over to fill become CEO of Foot Locker Europe. The Footlocker.com business grew 50% during his tenure.
As a result, former Eastbay head and Footlocker.com COO Dick Johnson, is expected to fill the CEO slot left vacant with Slovers departure. Footlocker.com CFO Mike Zawoysky will now be COO of the unit that runs all of Foot Lockers online businesses.
