Robert Shearer is Kontoor’s Lead Independent Director. He previously served as Chair of the Board from the Spin-Off until August 2021. Mr. Shearer brings extensive management expertise to the Board, including a range of leadership experience at VF Corporation. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Shearer served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VF, and from 1986 to 2005, served in various other roles of increasing responsibility at VF, including Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Controller. For two years, he was President of VF’s Outdoor Coalition, which was formed with the acquisition of The North Face® brand. Prior to joining VF, Mr. Shearer was a Senior Audit Manager for Ernst and Young.

Mr. Shearer has served on the board of directors of Yeti Holdings, Inc., a designer, marketer, retailer, and distributor of a variety of innovative, branded, premium products, since 2018 and was named Chair of the board of directors in 2021. Since 2008, Mr. Shearer has served on the board of directors of Church & Dwight Co, Inc., a household products manufacturer, where he currently chairs the audit committee. He previously served on the board of directors of The Fresh Market, Inc., a specialty grocery chain.

Mr. Shearer holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Catawba College.

Andrew E. Page has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Foot Locker, Inc. since April 2021 where he focuses on enterprise optimization to enhance stakeholder and shareholder value.

Prior to joining Foot Locker, Page served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Advance Auto Parts, Inc. where he oversaw all accounting, tax, internal controls, and external financial reporting. Previously, he spent eight years at Under Armour, Inc., most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and prior to Under Armour, Inc., he held several other senior finance roles at FTI Consulting, Inc., AES Corporation, Inc., General Electric's Consumer and Industrial division, and Discovery Communications, Inc.

Page holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Shelley Stewart was previously the Chief Procurement Officer and held responsibility for real estate and facility services at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. from 2012 until his retirement in 2018. Prior to joining DuPont, Stewart held leadership positions in supply chain and procurement at Tyco International, Invensys PLC, Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation. 

Stewart currently serves on the Board of Otis Worldwide where he is also on the Audit Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee. He is chairman of the Billion Dollar Roundtable Inc., a top-level advocacy organization that promotes corporate supplier diversity. Stewart is on the Board of Trustees for Howard University as well as chairing the board of visitors for the school of business. Stewart is also on the board of governors for the University of New Haven. He previously served on the board of directors for Cleco Corporation. 

Stewart holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Haven.

Mark Schiller has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., since November 2018 and as a member of the company’s Board of Directors since December 2019.

Prior to joining The Hain Celestial Group, Schiller spent eight years with Pinnacle Foods, Inc., serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, leading the grocery and frozen segments and key commercial functions. During his tenure with Pinnacle Foods, Schiller progressed through roles of increasing responsibility across the company’s Retail, Birds Eye Frozen and Duncan Hines Grocery divisions. Before joining Pinnacle Foods, he spent eight years at PepsiCo, Inc., in several leadership roles, including Senior Vice President of Frito Lay New Ventures, President of Quaker Foods and Snacks North America, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Frito Lay Convenience Foods Division. He also held senior roles with Tutor Time Learning Systems, Inc., Valley Recreation Products, Inc., and the Quaker Oats Company.

Schiller received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.

Kathleen Barclay was previously Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of The Kroger Co., a $110B grocery retail company, from 2010 until her retirement in late 2015. Prior to joining The Kroger Co., Barclay served in several leadership roles at General Motors Corporation, including Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. She also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Five Below.

Barclay earned a bachelor's degree in Business from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a three-time recipient of Automotive News' 100 Leading Women, a recipient of the MSU Distinguished Alumni award, and has been named to Human Resource Executive magazine's HR Honor Roll. In 2013, Katy was the recipient of the YWCA's Career Woman of Achievement Award.

Ashley Goldsmith has served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Workday, Inc., since 2013.

Prior to joining Workday, Goldsmith spent three years with Polycom, Inc., serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, leading the company through a high growth phase. Previously, she spent three years at Ventana Medical Systems, a division of the Roche Group, as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Environmental Health & Safety. From 1995 to 2007, she served in a number of leadership positions with increasing responsibility with The Home Depot, most recently serving as Vice President, Human Resources, Northern Division. Ms. Goldsmith began her career at Great-West Life & Annuity.

Goldsmith holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University, a master’s degree in human resources development from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University. 

Robert Lynch is President and Chief Executive Officer of Papa John’s International, Inc. He was appointed to this role in August 2019. Lynch has more than two decades of experience in the quick-service restaurant and consumer packaged goods industries, along with a strong track record of guiding organizations through strategic transformations.

Prior to joining Papa John’s, Lynch served as President of Arby’s Restaurant Group since 2017 and as Brand President and Chief Marketing Officer from 2013 to 2017. Prior to Arby’s, he served as Vice President of Marketing at Taco Bell. Previous leadership experience includes senior roles at HJ Heinz Company and Procter Gamble.

Lynch received a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science and a M.B.A. from the University of Rochester.

Shelley Stewart was previously the Chief Procurement Officer and held responsibility for real estate and facility services at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. from 2012 until his retirement in 2018. Prior to joining DuPont, Stewart held leadership positions in supply chain and procurement at Tyco International, Invensys PLC, Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation. 

Stewart currently serves on the Board of Otis Worldwide where he is also on the Audit Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee. He is chairman of the Billion Dollar Roundtable Inc., a top-level advocacy organization that promotes corporate supplier diversity. Stewart is on the Board of Trustees for Howard University as well as chairing the board of visitors for the school of business. Stewart is also on the board of governors for the University of New Haven. He previously served on the board of directors for Cleco Corporation. 

Stewart holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Haven.

Kathleen Barclay was previously Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President of The Kroger Co., a $110B grocery retail company, from 2010 until her retirement in late 2015. Prior to joining The Kroger Co., Barclay served in several leadership roles at General Motors Corporation, including Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. She also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Five Below.

Barclay earned a bachelor's degree in Business from Michigan State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a three-time recipient of Automotive News' 100 Leading Women, a recipient of the MSU Distinguished Alumni award, and has been named to Human Resource Executive magazine's HR Honor Roll. In 2013, Katy was the recipient of the YWCA's Career Woman of Achievement Award.

Ashley Goldsmith has served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Workday, Inc., since 2013.

Prior to joining Workday, Goldsmith spent three years with Polycom, Inc., serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, leading the company through a high growth phase. Previously, she spent three years at Ventana Medical Systems, a division of the Roche Group, as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Environmental Health & Safety. From 1995 to 2007, she served in a number of leadership positions with increasing responsibility with The Home Depot, most recently serving as Vice President, Human Resources, Northern Division. Ms. Goldsmith began her career at Great-West Life & Annuity.

Goldsmith holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University, a master’s degree in human resources development from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University.