Wolverine Worldwide longtime executive Tom Kennedy has retired after 10 years with the Rockford, Mich.-based footwear company.

According to Wolverine, Kennedy, who has been with the company since 2015, retired in October.

Kennedy most recently served as president of the company’s Work Group, and oversaw the Wolverine, Bates, Cat Footwear, Harley-Davidson Footwear , HyTest, and Merrell Work brands.

Over his time at the company, Kennedy held several other key leadership roles, including global president of Sperry from 2017 to 2020 and president of apparel and accessories from 2015 to 2017. Prior to joining Wolverine Worldwide , Kennedy held senior leadership positions at Nike, Gap, Fossil, and PacSun.

As Kennedy departs, FN’s 2025 Company of the Year has appointed Justin Cupps a

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