John Schmidt Biography and Net Worth

President & CEO of Caleres

Jay became Chief Executive Officer in January 2023 in the culmination of a carefully planned succession process. He joined the company in 2008 as Senior Vice President/General Manager Image Brands, became President Contemporary Fashion in 2010, and President Brand Portfolio in 2016. In 2020, he was named President and assumed responsibility for consumer and brand strategy for the entire Caleres portfolio. Prior to joining Caleres, Jay spent more than 25 years developing extensive merchandising, portfolio management, and brand marketing experience. He spent 10 years with Nine West Group in several capacities and also held positions of increasing responsibility with Lord & Taylor, May Merchandising Corporation and Macy’s. Jay serves on the Board of Directors of the Accessories Council.

What is John W. Schmidt's net worth?: The estimated net worth of John W. Schmidt is at least $4.69 million as of May 6th, 2024. Mr. Schmidt owns 348,771 shares of Caleres stock worth more than $4,689,226 as of December 5th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Schmidt may own. Additionally, Mr. Schmidt receives a salary of $3,190,000.00 as President & CEO at Caleres. Learn More about John W. Schmidt's net worth.
How old is John W. Schmidt?: Mr. Schmidt is currently 63 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Caleres. The oldest executive at Caleres is Ms. Diane M. Sullivan, Executive Chairman, who is 68 years old. Learn More on John W. Schmidt's age.
What is John W. Schmidt's salary?: As the President & CEO of Caleres, Inc., Mr. Schmidt earns $3,190,000.00 per year. The highest earning executive at Caleres is Ms. Diane M. Sullivan, Executive Chairman, who commands a salary of $7,160,000.00 per year. Learn More on John W. Schmidt's salary.
How do I contact John W. Schmidt?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Schmidt and other Caleres executives is 8300 MARYLAND AVE, ST LOUIS MO, 63166. Caleres can also be reached via phone at (314) 854-4000 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on John W. Schmidt's contact information.
Has John W. Schmidt been buying or selling shares of Caleres?: John W. Schmidt has not been actively trading shares of Caleres during the last quarter. Most recently, John W. Schmidt sold 25,332 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.63, for a transaction totalling $953,243.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 348,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,124,252.73. Learn More on John W. Schmidt's trading history.
Who are Caleres' active insiders?: Caleres' insider roster includes Daniel Freidman (Insider), Kyle Gendreau (Director), Lori Greeley (Director), Ken Hannah (CFO), Todd Hasty (CAO), Carla Hendra (Director), Willis Hill (SVP, CIO), Douglas Koch (SVP), John Schmidt (President & CEO), Mark Schmitt (SVP), and Diane Sullivan (CEO). Learn More on Caleres' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Caleres?: In the last twelve months, Caleres insiders bought shares 2 times. They purchased a total of 14,000 shares worth more than $259,580.00. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 27th when Director Lori Greeley bought 9,000 shares worth more than $159,930.00. Insiders at Caleres own 4.1% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Caleres.
Information on this page was last updated on 3/27/2025.

John W. Schmidt Insider Trading History at Caleres

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
5/6/2024	Sell	25,332	$37.63	$953,243.16	348,771
3/4/2024	Sell	25,332	$38.71	$980,601.72	335,663
2/8/2024	Sell	12,668	$33.29	$421,717.72	360,995
1/11/2024	Sell	12,668	$30.16	$382,066.88	373,663

John W. Schmidt Buying and Selling Activity at Caleres

Caleres Company Overview

Caleres, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale of footwear business in the United States, Canada, East Asia, and internationally. It operates through Famous Footwear and Brand Portfolio segments. The company offers licensed, branded, and private-label athletic, casual, and dress footwear products. The company provides brand name athletic, casual, and dress shoes, including Nike, Skechers, adidas, Vans, Crocs, Converse, Puma, Birkenstock, New Balance, Under Armour, Dr. Martens, Asics, Timberland, Bearpaw, Skechers, HeyDude, Franco Sarto, Rykä, Vince, Bzees, Veronica Beard, and Zodiac brands, as well as company-owned and licensed brands, such as LifeStride, Dr. Scholl's Shoes, Blowfish Malibu, and Naturalizer. The company also operates naturalizer.com, naturalizer.ca, vionicshoes.com, samedelman.com, samedelman.co.uk, allenedmonds.com, allenedmonds.ca, drschollsshoes.com, lifestride.com, francosarto.com, ryka.com, bzees.com, and zodiacshoes.com, as well as Vince.com, blowfishshoes.com, and veronicabeard.com websites. In addition, it designs, sources, manufactures, and markets footwear to retail stores, such as online retailers, national chains, department stores, mass merchandisers, and independent retailers. Further, the company wholesales men's footwear, apparel, leather goods, and accessories under the Allen Edmonds brand; footwear for women under LifeStride brand; Italian footwear Franco Sarto brand; athletic footwear for women under the Rykä brand; women's shoe collection under the Vince brand; women's footwear under the Bzees brand; and women's footwear collection under Veronica Beard brand. The company was formerly known as Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and changed its name to Caleres, Inc. in May 2015. Caleres, Inc. was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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John Schmidt Biography and Net Worth

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