Lionel Conacher was appointed a director in June 2018 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in August 2020. In March 2026, Mr. Conacher joined the board of directors of Metatek-Group Ltd., a publicly traded company, and serves as the chair of their governance and nomination committee. From September 2021 until October 2025, Mr. Conacher served as a member of the board of directors for SRx Health Solutions, Inc. (formerly Better Choice Company Inc.), a publicly traded company, and served as a member of their audit and compensation committees. From September 2022 until May 2023, he served as their interim chief executive officer. Mr. Conacher was a managing partner of Next Ventures, GP from August 2018 until February 2021. From January 2011 to June 2018, Mr. Conacher was a senior advisor for Altamont Capital Partners LLC (“ACP”), a private equity firm. Prior to joining ACP, from April 2008 until July 2010, Mr. Conacher was the president and chief operating officer of Thomas Weisel Partners, an investment bank. Additionally, Mr. Conacher served as the chairman of Wunderlich Securities, an investee company of ACP, from December 2013 until July 2017.

Harvey Kanter is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.  Harvey joined the Company on February 19, 2019, in a transition role as Advisor to the Acting CEO and assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company on April 1, 2019. Harvey has over 30 years of business experience, with an extensive background in the retail industry having served from March 2012 until June 2017 as the president and chief executive officer of Blue Nile, Inc., a leading online retailer of high-quality diamonds and fine jewelry. From March 2012 until February 2020, Harvey served as a member of the board of directors of Blue Nile, Inc. and, from January 2014 until February 2020, he served as its chairman.  From January 2009 to March 2012, Harvey was the chief executive officer and president of Moosejaw Mountaineering and Backcountry Travel, Inc., a leading multi-channel retailer of premium outdoor apparel and gear.  From April 2003 to June 2008, Harvey served in various executive positions at Michaels Stores, Inc. Harvey currently serves as a non-executive co-chair, Seattle University Center for Leadership Formation, Albers School of Business and Economics.  Harvey served as a director and a member of the compensation committee of Potbelly Corporation, a publicly traded company from August 2015 until May 2019. He was a former brand ambassador for the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Institute and previously served as an advisory board member to the Seattle University Executive MBA Program. Harvey received his M.B.A. in Marketing from Babson College and his undergraduate degree with a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State University

Carmen R. Bauza has been a director of DXL since December 2021. In March 2023, Ms. Bauza joined the board of directors of OneWater Marine Inc., a publicly traded company, and serves as a member of their audit and compensation committees. Since May 2022, Ms. Bauza has also served on the board of directors of Zumiez, Inc., a publicly traded company, and serves as a member of their audit and governance and nominating committees. Ms. Bauza also formerly served as a member of the board of managers of Claire’s Holdings LLC. Most recently, Ms. Bauza was the chief merchandising officer at Fanatics, Inc. from January 2019 until April 2021. Prior to that, she was the chief merchandising officer at HSN, Inc. from November 2016 until December 2017 and the senior vice president, general merchandise manager consumables, health and wellness at Walmart from June 2007 to October 2016. She previously held roles at Bath & Body Works, Inc., Five Below, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company. Ms. Bauza currently serves as a member of the board of trustees at Seton Hill University and as a member of the advisory board of RoundTable Healthcare Partners Council.

Jack Boyle has been a director of DXL since August 2017. In July 2025, Mr. Boyle joined the board of directors of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a publicly traded company, and serves as a member of their compensation and human capital committees. Since June 2025, Mr. Boyle has been the managing partner of Fam Bam Sports. Mr. Boyle was the president, buying and North America for Fanatics, Inc., a market leader for officially licensed sports merchandise from January 2024 until his retirement in July 2025. From February 2019 to January 2024, Mr. Boyle was the global co-president of direct to consumer/omni-channel for Fanatics, Inc. Mr. Boyle originally joined Fanatics as president of merchandising in June 2012, and from December 2017 to February 2019, he served as the co-president of North America direct-to-consumer/omni-channel. From February 2005 to June 2012, Mr. Boyle was the executive vice president, general merchandising manager of women’s apparel, intimate, cosmetics and accessories for Kohl’s Corporation. From October 2003 to February 2005, he served as the senior vice president, divisional merchandise manager of women’s apparel for Kohl’s Corporation, the vice president of junior sportswear from July 2000 to October 2003 and the vice president of planning/allocation for women’s apparel from December 1999 to July 2000. From June 1990 to December 1999, Mr. Boyle held various merchandise positions, including divisional merchandise manager of women’s, at May Company. 

Willem Mesdag has been a director of DXL since January 2014. Mr. Mesdag is the managing partner of Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, an investment management firm, and since May 2019, has also served as a Senior Advisor for HPS Investment Partners, a global investment firm. Prior to founding Red Mountain in 2005, Mr. Mesdag was a partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs & Co., which he joined in 1981. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was a securities lawyer at Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, which he joined in 1978. From February 2016 to May 2025, Mr. Mesdag served on the board of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., a publicly traded company, for which he chaired the audit and finance committee and served on the human resources and compensation committee. He also previously served on the boards of 3i Group plc, Cost Plus, Inc., Encore Capital Group, Inc., Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., Skandia AB and Yuma Energy, Inc., all of which are or were publicly traded companies. 

Ivy Ross has been a director since January 2013. Since July 2016, Ms. Ross has been the chief design officer of consumer hardware, retail store design at Google and from May 2014 until July 2016, she served as the head of glass. From July 2011 until April 2014, Ms. Ross was the chief marketing officer of Art.com, where she oversaw the company's marketing, branding, merchandising and user-experience functions. From June 2008 to June 2011, Ms. Ross was executive vice president of marketing for the Gap brand, and also acted as the creative catalyst for all brands within Gap, Inc. Ms. Ross has also held senior creative and product design positions at Disney Stores North America, Mattel, Inc., Calvin Klein, Coach, Liz Claiborne Inc., Swatch Group (U.S.) Inc. and Avon Products, Inc.. She also has served on The Procter & Gamble Company’s design board since its inception. 

Elaine K. Rubin has been a director since April 2021. Since January 2010, Ms. Rubin has been the founder and president of Digital Prophets Network, LLC, a consulting, advisory and placement firm with a network of digital commerce experts that supports the growth of retail and direct-to-consumer businesses. Since January 2024, Ms. Rubin has served as a strategic advisor to Cordial Experience, Inc., a marketing platform designed to power data-driven, high conversion messages at scale. From November 2023, Ms. Rubin has served as a board member for Women and Climate Inc., a non-profit organization.  From October 2013 to November 2023, she has also served as an advisor to Hint, Inc., which produces fruit-infused water. Prior to that, Ms. Rubin held leadership positions at 1800flowers.com, iVillage.com and amazon.com. She previously served on the boards of Smart & Final Stores, Inc. and Blue Nile, Inc., both of which were formerly publicly traded companies. Ms. Rubin co-founded shop.org in February 1996 and served as its elected chair of the board of directors from February 1996 to October 2007 and served on the board of the National Retail Federation, Inc. from 2001 until 2010.