Zumiez on July 1 appointed Ernest R. Johnson to the company’s Board of Directors, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Johnson, age 60, has served as the Chairman of Cutter & Buck Inc.
and President and Chief Executive Officer for New Wave USA Inc. since
November 2009.
Johnson will serve as an independent Class III director, until the Company’s upcoming 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, at which he will be standing for re-election for a term to expire at the company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. Johnson will serve as chairman of the company’s audit committee.
From February 2006 to November 2009, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cutter & Buck. Johnson was also a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cutter & Buck from November 2002 to February 2006. Prior to joining Cutter & Buck, he worked 29 years in several commercial banks holding various senior accounting and financial positions.
