Genesco Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Genesco's CEO is Mimi Vaughn, appointed in Feb 2020, has a tenure of 5.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.19M, comprised of 19.8% salary and 80.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 3.75% of the company’s shares, worth €9.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 4.7 years respectively.
Key information
Mimi Vaughn
Chief executive officer
US$5.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 19.77% |
| CEO tenure | 5.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 3.7% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$693k |
| Aug 02 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| May 03 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Feb 01 2025 | US$5m | US$1m | -US$20m |
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$33m |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$7m |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$29m |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$4m | US$1m | -US$24m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$5m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9m |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$48m |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$4m | US$1m | US$72m |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$108m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$111m |
| Jan 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$115m |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$143m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$117m |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Jan 30 2021 | US$3m | US$610k | -US$56m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$111m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$99m |
| May 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$79m |
| Feb 01 2020 | US$3m | US$603k | US$62m |
| Nov 02 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$56m |
| Aug 03 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$57m |
| May 04 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$56m |
| Feb 02 2019 | US$2m | US$461k | US$51m |
Compensation vs Market: Mimi's total compensation ($USD5.19M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD826.32K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mimi's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Mimi Vaughn (58 yo)
Ms. Mimi Eckel Vaughn serves as Independent Director at Five Below, Inc. since September 19, 2023. She has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Genesco Inc. since February 02, 2020 and served as I...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 5.9yrs | US$5.19m | 3.75% € 9.4m | |
| Senior VP of Finance | 1.3yrs | US$1.25m | 0.23% € 566.9k | |
| Senior VP | 6.3yrs | US$1.13m | 0.56% € 1.4m | |
| Senior VP | 11.1yrs | US$1.16m | 0.94% € 2.4m | |
| Senior VP | 2yrs | US$3.93m | 0.56% € 1.4m | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP and President of Johnston & Murphy Group | 6.5yrs | US$742.69k | 0.43% € 1.1m | |
| Managing Director of schuh | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Genesco Brands Group | 1.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: GN8's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 6.3yrs | US$5.19m | 3.75% € 9.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$201.46k | 0.19% € 474.5k | |
| Independent Director | 13.8yrs | US$201.46k | 0.30% € 763.5k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$236.46k | 0.42% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$226.46k | 0.18% € 461.7k | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$231.46k | 0.22% € 551.0k | |
| Independent Director | 12.2yrs | US$221.46k | 0.43% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$201.46k | 0.14% € 352.2k | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$201.46k | 0.14% € 352.2k |
Experienced Board: GN8's board of directors are considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/07 13:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/11/01 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/02/01 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Genesco Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jonathan Komp | Baird |
| Jeffrey Lick | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| John Sciarra | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |