In 2023, Doug M. Howe earned $7.53M in total compensation at Designer Brands, including $1.21M salary and $6.31M in stock. Most recently acquired 25 shares in Mar 2022. Currently holds stock worth $4.90M. 2+ years at the helm of Designer Brands.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Doug M. Howe, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2023
Total Compensation
$7.53M
Salary
$1.21M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$13.84K
Salary
$1.21MBoard Justification
The compensation philosophy aims to attract and retain highly qualified leaders, drive performance by incentivizing NEOs to attain short-term and long-term goals, align interests with shareholders, and create long-term shareholder value.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
No bonus was paid out for fiscal 2023 due to performance metrics not being met.
Other Compensation
$13.84KBoard Justification
Other compensation includes 401(k) matching contributions and a small amount for life insurance premiums.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
The vested stock includes performance-based and time-based RSUs that vested during fiscal 2023, with the performance-based RSUs not achieving the threshold performance level resulting in no payout for those awards.
Performance Metrics
The primary performance metric for fiscal 2023 was Adjusted Operating Income, which was not met, resulting in no payouts for the cash incentive plan.
Doug M. Howe
CEO of Designer Brands
Education
Creighton University, degree in business administration and management
Field of Expertise
Sales & Marketing - Merchandising
Sector of Economy
Consumer Cyclical
Born
January 1, 1961 - 64 years ago
CEO of Designer Brands for
2 years 8 months (Apr 2023 - Present)
Previous Experience
President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and Executive Vice President of the Company; Chief Merchandising Officer of Kohls Corp.; served in a variety of roles at Qurate Retail Group, including as EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer.
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Holdings
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Insider Trading
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25 shares
KSS
Mar 31, 2022
Received
317 shares
KSS
Mar 30, 2022
Received
12,176 shares
KSS
Mar 28, 2022
Received
196 shares
KSS
Dec 22, 2021
Received
180 shares
KSS
Sep 22, 2021
Received
275 shares
KSS
Jun 23, 2021
Received
310 shares
KSS
Mar 31, 2021
Received
12,119 shares
KSS
Mar 29, 2021
Received
11,733 shares
KSS
Mar 1, 2021
Received
3,087 shares
KSS
Apr 1, 2020
Received
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