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October 9, 2025<\/p>\n
\n Designer Brands Inc. has announced that\u00a0Jared Poff\u00a0has decided to resign as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective\u00a0October 31.<\/p>\n
Jared Poff – Courtesy<\/p>\n
Mark Haley, the\u00a0Columbus, Ohio-based company’s senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer has been named interim principal financial officer, effective\u00a0November 1.<\/p>\n
The company is launching an executive search to identify a permanent CFO, following Poff’s departure to pursue another professional opportunity, it added.<\/p>\n
A finance veteran,\u00a0Haley was appointed SVP, controller and principal accounting officer in\u00a0January 2019, as joining Designer Brands as VP, and controller in 2017.<\/p>\n
Prior to Designer Brands, Haley served as VP, chief accounting officer of Conn’s, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, following stints as VP, corporate controller and chief accounting officer at Coldwater Creek, senior director of financial reporting at Supervalu INC., and as director of assurance services at Deloitte<\/a> & Touche LLP.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Mark is a trusted and accomplished leader whose financial expertise and deep understanding of our business position him perfectly to lead during this important transition,” said\u00a0Doug Howe, chief executive officer, Designer Brands.<\/p>\n “I am confident that his strategic perspective, operational discipline, and commitment to excellence will ensure continuity as we move forward. As an organization, our efforts will remain focused on execution of our strategic initiatives to build a business rooted in the strength of our brand, centered on the customer, and positioned for long-term value creation.”<\/p>\n