Jim Estepa has served as president and chief executive officer of The Journeys Group since November 2001, after having being named senior vice president of parent company Genesco in April 2000.
Estepa joined Genesco in 1985 after more than 15 years of sales management experience with Kinney Shoe. He has held various positions within Genesco, including regional sales manager and director of operations for U.S. retail, director of operations, operations general manager of Jarman and senior vice president of operations for Genesco Retail.
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