Michael R. Egeck

Michael R. Egeck

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Egeck joined the Company in February 2020. Previously, Mr. Egeck served as the Chief Executive Officer of PSEB Group, a $1.5 billion operating company composed of the Eddie Bauer outdoor brand and teen retailer PACSUN. Mr. Egeck has more than three decades of experience and a proven track record of driving transformational growth for a variety of brands and business models including: Chief Executive Officer of Eddie Bauer (from 2012 to 2020); Chief Executive Officer of Hurley International, a division of Nike, Inc. (from 2011 to 2012); President of True Religion Apparel, Inc. (from 2010 to 2011); President of VF Corp’s Contemporary Brand Coalition (from 2007 to 2009); Chief Executive Officer of Seven For All Mankind, prior to its acquisition by VF Corp. (from 2006 to 2007); President of VF Corp’s Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition (from 2004 to 2006); and President of The North Face, a division of VF Corp (from 2000 to 2004). Previously, Mr. Egeck held senior leadership positions at Columbia Sportswear and Seattle Pacific Industries. Mr. Egeck has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

Mike Africa

Mike Africa

Chief Digital & Technology Officer

Since March 2023, Mr. Africa has served as our Chief Digital & Technology Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Africa served as our Chief Digital Officer from September 2021 to March 2023. Before joining Leslie’s, Mr. Africa held multiple leadership positions at Eddie Bauer from 2017-2021 including Chief Digital Officer, VP of Commerce, and VP of Global Digital Experience. Prior to that he served as the SVP, Digital at Paula’s Choice Skincare. Mr. Africa has a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Scott Bowman

Scott Bowman

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Mr. Bowman joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer Designate in July 2023, and became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in August 2023. Mr. Bowman most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for True Food Kitchen after serving as Chief Financial Officer for Dave & Buster’s (NASDAQ: PLAY), a restaurant and entertainment company, from 2019 to 2021 and Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB), an athletic retail chain, from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Bowman previously served as a Divisional CFO at The Home Depot, where he held leadership positions in various corporate finance roles having started his career in the audit department of The Sherwin-Williams Company. Mr. Bowman is a CPA and holds an MBA from Emory Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Miami University (Ohio).

Dave Caspers

Dave Caspers

Chief Stores Officer

Since October 2023, Mr. Caspers has served as our Chief Stores Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Caspers joined the Company in May 2023, as our Senior Vice President of Retail Operations. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Caspers served as the VP Omni Channel Retail Healthcare Operations for Walmart, from August 2022 to May 2023. From August 2015 through August 2022, Mr. Caspes held various roles for Banner Health, including the VP Healthcare Operations, VP Special Project BUMD, and the VP Patient Experience. Prior to that, Mr. Caspers held various positions for Target. Mr. Caspers is a graduate from St. Cloud State University and North Dakota State College of Science.

Naomi Cramer

Naomi Cramer

Chief People Officer

Since May 2023, Ms. Cramer has served as our Chief People Officer. She joined Leslie’s as the Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2022. Prior to joining Leslie’s, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Banner Health from June 2016 to February 2022. She joined Banner in December of 2014 as Vice President of Talent Acquisition and was later promoted to Vice President of Talent Management in 2015; where she led all talent functions for the organization including recruitment, learning and development, organizational effectiveness and change, assessment and survey and workforce planning. Prior to joining Banner, Ms. Cramer had a progressive career in operations and human resources at Target Corporation. Her last role was Senior Vice President of Field HR, where she led all areas of Human Resources for 350,000 employees in 1,780 retail stores and 37 distribution centers. Ms. Cramer holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Phoenix.

Brad Gazaway

Brad Gazaway

Chief Legal, Real Estate & Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary

Since May 2023, Mr. Gazaway has served as our Chief Legal, Real Estate & Sustainability Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Gazaway was our Chief Legal Officer from February 2021 to May 2023, and was our SVP, General Counsel & Store Development from July 2017 to February 2021. Before joining Leslie’s, Mr. Gazaway was General Counsel for RED Development, and prior to that served from 2003-2015 at Henkel Corporation (formerly The Dial Corporation) in a VP and Associate General Counsel role. Mr. Gazaway began his professional career as a corporate and securities associate at Snell & Wilmer, LLP. Mr. Gazaway has a B.S. in Political Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and a J.D. from the University of Iowa Law School.

Moyo LaBode

Moyo LaBode

Chief Merchandising & Supply Chain Officer

Since May 2023, Mr. LaBode has served as our Chief Merchandising & Supply Chain Officer. Prior to that, Mr. LaBode  served as our Chief Merchandising Officer from December 2021 to May 2023, and was our SVP, Merchandising from May 2021 to December 2021. Before joining Leslie’s, Mr. LaBode served as Vice President, General Merchandise Manager at Barnes & Noble from 2018 to 2021. Mr. LaBode previously worked at The Home Depot and Target Corporation. Mr. LaBode has a B.A in Economics from the University of Minnesota.