Management

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 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 is also a brand ambassador for the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Institute and is 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.

Peter Stratton was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in November 2017. Peter was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in June 2014. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer since August 2009. Peter joined the Company in June 2009 as Vice President of Finance. From May 2007 to June 2009, he served as Senior Director of Corporate Accounting at BearingPoint, Inc. Prior to May 2007, Mr. Stratton held various finance and accounting leadership positions at Legal Sea Foods, Inc., Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc., and Cintas Corporation. Peter holds a B.S. in Accounting from Babson College and an M.B.A. in Finance from Miami University.

Robert Molloy was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective April 2010, Secretary effective May 2014 and Chief Administrative Officer effective May 2018. Bob joined the Company in February 2008 as Vice President and General Counsel. Previously, Bob served as Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Staples, Inc. where he provided expert legal advice to all areas of retail operations, marketing, sales, and distribution, as well as managed a team overseeing litigation, labor and employment law, IS/IT, and intellectual property. Prior to his career at Staples, Bob was a trial attorney for the distinguished law firms of Edwards & Angell, LLP and Cooley, Manion, Moore & Jones, LLP. Bob holds a J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and he completed an accelerated MBA program at Boston University.

Ujjwal joined the Company in December 2019 as our Chief Digital Officer and in August 2020 was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. He joined us with diverse experience in direct & digital marketing, retail, eCommerce, business development & analytics. Prior to joining our Company, Ujjwal was the chief marketing officer and chief product officer for Health E-Commerce, a hyper-growth healthcare e-Commerce company, from January 2018 to May 2019 and chief marketing officer from June 2019 until December 2019. Prior to that, Ujjwal was the vice president of marketing for Charming Charlie from March 2017 until April 2017 and their vice president of marketing and e-commerce from April 2017 until January 2018. From June 2013 until March 2016, Ujjwal was the chief marketing officer of FSAstore.com. Prior to that, Ujjwal held vice president of marketing positions at Jen Beckman Project, Inc. and PetCareRx, Inc. Ujjwal received his M.B.A in Marketing from Syracuse University and his undergraduate degree from Mumbai University.

Francis Chane has been our Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Customer Fulfillment since April 2018 and had served as our Senior Vice President of Distribution, Logistics and Facilities since 2011. Mr. Chane joined DXL in 2008 as Vice President of Distribution and Logistics. Mr. Chane has worked in retail and catalog for over 25 years having worked for Redcats US, a division of the French multi-national company PPR, as Vice President of Operations and Facilities from 1999-2008. Prior to Redcats USA, Mr. Chane worked for WearGuard Corporation, a division of Aramark Corporation, where he held various operational leadership positions.
He received his undergraduate degree from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an MS from Lesley University.

Anthony Gaeta was promoted to Senior Vice President of Store Sales and Operations in November 2017. Tony has over 25 years of retail sales management experience. He joined the Company in April 2010 as a Zone Vice President and was promoted to Vice President of Store Operations and Training in November 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Tony was a regional manager for Men’s Wearhouse from September 2007 until April 2011 and, prior to that, a regional vice president for After Hours Formalwear from March 2006 until September 2007.

Allison has been our Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager since May 2018. Allison joined the Company in May 2006 as an Associate Planner and, in June 2008 she transitioned into Merchandising as an Associate Buyer for Branded Collections. From October 2010 to January 2014, she was the Buyer of Traditional Branded Collections and then the Buyer of Private Label Sportshirts and Outerwear. In January 2014, she was promoted to Senior Buyer of Private Label Sportshirts and Outerwear until September 2016 when she was promoted to Vice President Merchandise Manager of Private Label, Active, Young Men's and Outerwear. Prior to joining the Company, Allison was a planner for TJX from June 2003 until May 2006.