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CALERES INC

NYSE: CAL. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac
SEC CIK
0000014707
Record version
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 27, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 16, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Josh SchmidtSince Apr 2, 2026
Chair
Not published
Independent
Not published10 directors published
Published claims
433 distinct sources
Evidence records
100 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 3 distinct sources and 10 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

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DIRECTOR APPOINTED

Steven W. Korn seat on CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-16.

EffectiveEffective Apr 16, 2026E2

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Division President Famous FootwearBrian P. CostelloApr 2026currentSource reportedE4
Chief Sourcing and Supply Chain OfficerDaniel R. FriedmanApr 2026currentSource reportedE5
President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorJosh SchmidtApr 2026currentSource reportedE6
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources OfficerKathleen K. WelterApr 2026currentSource reportedE7
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryThomas C. BurkeApr 2026currentSource reportedE8
Senior Vice President, Chief Information OfficerWillis D. HillApr 2026currentSource reportedE9
Senior Vice PresidentDaniel L. KarpelNot capturedunknownSource reportedE3
Chief Financial OfficerJack P. CalandraNot capturedunknownSource reportedE3
President and Chief Executive OfficerJohn W. SchmidtNot capturedunknownSource reportedE3

Board of directors

Evidence

10 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Brenda C. FreemanIndependence not published2017Governance and Nominating CommitteeTechnology and Digital Commerce Committee, chairSource reportedE2
Bruce K. ThornIndependence not published2022Culture, Compensation, and People CommitteeTechnology and Digital Commerce CommitteeSource reportedE2
Kyle F. GendreauIndependence not published2024Audit CommitteeCulture, Compensation, and People CommitteeSource reportedE2
Lisa A. FlavinIndependence not published2019Audit Committee, chairSource reportedE2
Lori H. GreeleyIndependence not published2015Culture, Compensation, and People CommitteeSource reportedE2
Mahendra R. GuptaIndependence not published2011Audit CommitteeSource reportedE2
Molly LangensteinIndependence not published2024Governance and Nominating CommitteeTechnology and Digital Commerce CommitteeSource reportedE2
Steven W. KornIndependence not published2026Audit CommitteeGovernance and Nominating CommitteeSource reportedE2
Ward M. KleinIndependence not published2026Governance and Nominating Committee, chairSource reportedE2
Wenda Harris MillardIndependence not published2017Culture, Compensation, and People Committee, chairSource reportedE2
John W. SchmidtNot independentNot publishedNone publishedSource reportedE3

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
Audit CommitteeLisa A. FlavinLisa A. Flavin, Kyle F. Gendreau, Mahendra R. Gupta, Steven W. KornNot described in the published record
Culture, Compensation, and People CommitteeWenda Harris MillardWenda Harris Millard, Bruce K. Thorn, Kyle F. Gendreau, Lori H. GreeleyNot described in the published record
Governance and Nominating CommitteeWard M. KleinWard M. Klein, Brenda C. Freeman, Molly Langenstein, Steven W. KornNot described in the published record
Technology and Digital Commerce CommitteeBrenda C. FreemanBrenda C. Freeman, Bruce K. Thorn, Molly LangensteinNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit Committee: Chair Lisa A. Flavin; Members Lisa A. Flavin (Chair); Kyle F. Gendreau; Mahendra R. Gupta; Steven W. Korn
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_record:25
Committee AppointmentLisa A. Flavin: chair, Audit Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:26
Committee AppointmentKyle F. Gendreau: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:27
Committee AppointmentMahendra R. Gupta: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:28
Committee AppointmentSteven W. Korn: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:29
Committee RecordCulture, Compensation, and People Committee: Chair Wenda Harris Millard; Members Wenda Harris Millard (Chair); Bruce K. Thorn; Kyle F. Gendreau; Lori H. Greeley
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_record:30
Committee AppointmentWenda Harris Millard: chair, Culture, Compensation, and People Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:31
Committee AppointmentBruce K. Thorn: member, Culture, Compensation, and People Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:32
Committee AppointmentKyle F. Gendreau: member, Culture, Compensation, and People Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:33
Committee AppointmentLori H. Greeley: member, Culture, Compensation, and People Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:34
Committee RecordGovernance and Nominating Committee: Chair Ward M. Klein; Members Ward M. Klein (Chair); Brenda C. Freeman; Molly Langenstein; Steven W. Korn
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_record:35
Committee AppointmentWard M. Klein: chair, Governance and Nominating Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:36
Committee AppointmentBrenda C. Freeman: member, Governance and Nominating Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:37
Committee AppointmentMolly Langenstein: member, Governance and Nominating Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:38
Committee AppointmentSteven W. Korn: member, Governance and Nominating Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:39
Committee RecordTechnology and Digital Commerce Committee: Chair Brenda C. Freeman; Members Brenda C. Freeman (Chair); Bruce K. Thorn; Molly Langenstein
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_record:40
Committee AppointmentBrenda C. Freeman: chair, Technology and Digital Commerce Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:41
Committee AppointmentBruce K. Thorn: member, Technology and Digital Commerce Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:42
Committee AppointmentMolly Langenstein: member, Technology and Digital Commerce Committee
Source reportedE10
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:committee_appointment:43

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerJosh Schmidt, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, from Apr 2, 2026
Source reportedE6
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:leadership_role:21
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
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AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingCAL (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:security_listing:44
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 27, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameCALERES INC
Source reportedE1
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:f1130189-1469-483b-a2e1-4bdfbbad1dac:entity_status:3

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

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Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
10 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    DEF 14A d18802ddef14a.htm
    sec proxy. Published Apr 16, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 10 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    SEC DEF 14A 0001193125-26-158809
    sec def 14a. Published Apr 16, 2026. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  9. E9
    CAL 10-K executive officers
    sec filing. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  10. E10
    Audit Committee
    governance_people_committees. sec proxy. Cited by 19 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 27, 2026
  • Steven W. Korn seat on CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-16.
  • Ward M. Klein seat on CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-16.
  • Brian P. Costello executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Daniel R. Friedman executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Josh Schmidt executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Kathleen K. Welter executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Thomas C. Burke executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Willis D. Hill executive of CALERES INC, effective 2026-04-02.
  • Kyle F. Gendreau seat on CALERES INC, effective 2024-01-01.
  • Molly Langenstein seat on CALERES INC, effective 2024-01-01.
  • Bruce K. Thorn seat on CALERES INC, effective 2022-01-01.
  • Lisa A. Flavin seat on CALERES INC, effective 2019-01-01.
  • Brenda C. Freeman seat on CALERES INC, effective 2017-01-01.
  • Wenda Harris Millard seat on CALERES INC, effective 2017-01-01.
  • Lori H. Greeley seat on CALERES INC, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Mahendra R. Gupta seat on CALERES INC, effective 2011-01-01.
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