A major footwear parent company has added a former employee its C-suite.

Caleres , the parent of Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Stuart Weitzman , Allen Edmonds, Naturalizer, Vionic and more, has tapped Kathleen Welter as the company’s new chief human resources officer. In the role, she will oversee recruitment, talent management, training, culture, compensation, benefits and labor law compliance. Caleres has more than 9,000 associates worldwide.

Welter has more than three decades of human resources experience. Most recently, she served as VP of human resources at consulting firm Woodward & Curran, where she spent nearly a decade. From 2003 to 2013, Welter worked at Caleres, eventually serving as VP of talent strategy & leadership continuity.

Welter will be a member of the compa

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