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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Alongside more than 500 employees, former employees and community leaders and officials, Genesco Inc. commemorated 100 years of business and giving back to the community at a celebration held at its Nashville headquarters today.

The celebration and employee appreciation luncheon featured speakers including Genesco Board Chair, President and CEO Mimi Vaughn and community leaders such as:

•Allen Borden, Deputy Commissioner of Business Development at the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
•Jamari Brown, Senior Director of Economic and Community Development at Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County
•Ralph Schulz, President and CEO of Nashville’s Chamber of Commerce
•Erica Mitchell, CEO of the United Way of Greater Nashville.

“100 years is incredible and a result of our amazing employees working with tenacity, grit and resilience, and being relevant to today’s customer. We are constantly reinventing ourselves,” said Genesco Board Chair, President and CEO, Mimi Vaughn.

Genesco is the longest listed New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) company in Nashville, second longest listed company in Tennessee and 68th longest listed company on the entire NYSE.


Video footage from the event can be found here.


Photos from the event were taken by Peyton Hoge. Use the link below for photos and see below for cutlines: https://www.dropbox.com/genesco

Photo: Left to right: Ralph Schulz, Erica Mitchell, Mimi Vaughn, Jamari Brown and Allen Borden pose for a photo at the 100th anniversary celebration.

About Genesco Inc.
Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) is a footwear focused company with distinctively positioned retail and lifestyle brands and proven omnichannel capabilities offering customers the footwear they desire in engaging shopping environments, including approximately 1,314 retail stores and branded e-commerce websites. Its Journeys, Little Burgundy and Schuh brands serve teens, kids and young adults with on-trend fashion footwear inspired by youth culture in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Johnston & Murphy serves the successful, affluent man and woman with premium footwear, apparel and accessories in the U.S. and Canada, and Genesco Brands Group sells branded lifestyle footwear to leading retailers under licensed brands including Levi’s, Dockers and G.H. Bass. Founded in 1924, Genesco is based in Nashville, Tennessee. For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.

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