Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 6, 1999

Ben T. Harris – Genesco Inc (gco)

BEN T. HARRIS is President and CEO of Genesco Inc. He has served in a variety of operational and corporate management positions with the company, including COO, Executive Vice President Operations ' retail, among others. Mr. Harris is currently on the Executive Committee for the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. An active member of the Nashville community, he is currently a member of the Rotary Club of Nashville. In 1977, Mr. Harris served as the Walk Chairman for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Middle Tennessee's 'Walk to Cure Diabetes.' He has also been on the Nashville Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Genesco: the

company's history, products, services, customers, those kinds of things?

Mr. Harris: We view ourselves as a