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.

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).

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.

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.