Designer Brands Inc.

About Designer Brands Inc.

Designer Brands is one of the world's largest designers, producers, and retailers of recognizable footwear brands and accessories. Their mission is to inspire self-expression through a shoe-obsessed approach, transforming and defining the footwear industry.

Products & Services

Designer Shoe Warehouse:A footwear retail brand under Designer Brands.

Vince Camuto:A footwear and accessories brand.

Keds:A well-known footwear brand.

Topo Athletic:A brand focused on athletic footwear.

Hush Puppies:A casual footwear brand.

Specialties

Footwear Design Footwear Retail Brand Management

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Senior Secured Term Facility T: - FT: Senior Secured Term Facility	A: 135000000 MR: - FA: $135,000,000 FAN: 135000000	D: 2023-06-28 FD: 2023-06-28	1 investors

Senior Secured Term Facility Latest

2023-06-28

$135.0M

1 investor (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

D

Doug M. Howe

Chief Executive Officer, Designer Brands

D

Deborah L. Ferrée

Vice Chairman, Chief Product Officer, Designer Brands

J

Jared A. Poff

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Designer Brands

L

Laura T. (Denk) Davis

Executive Vice President, Designer Brands and President, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

M

Mary J. Turner

Executive Vice President, Designer Brands and President, Designer Brands Canada

A

Andrea O'Donnell

Executive Vice President, Designer Brands and President, Brands

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