Mar '12
Mr. Kyees brings extensive financial and operational leadership experience to the Hot Topic board. Mr. Kyees has over 23 years of experience as a chief financial officer for specialty retailers including, most recently, seven years as the chief financial officer for Urban Outfitters, Inc. Mr. Kyees is currently a director and member of the audit committees of three other publicly-traded specialty retailers: Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., Teavana Holdings, Inc., and Vera Bradley, Inc. Mr. Kyees graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Business Administration and from the University of Detroit with an M.B.A.
Ms. Harper, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Hot Topic, said about the announcement, “We are thrilled to add someone of John Kyees' caliber to our board. In addition to his financial expertise, he brings to the board a knowledge of retail strategies and the teen retail market. He will be an especially important addition to our Audit Committee.”
Hot Topic, Inc. is a mall and web based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid concepts. Hot Topic offers music/pop culture-licensed and music/pop culture-influenced apparel, accessories, music and gift items for young men and women.
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