Sumit Anand joins
as Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
KATY,
Texas, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy
Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading
full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer today
announced the appointment of Sumit
Anand to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief
Information Officer. In this position Mr. Anand will oversee all
enterprise technology operations including cybersecurity, IT
infrastructure and operations, and IT shared services supporting
the company's corporate, distribution center, and retail
initiatives.
Prior to joining the Company, he served in a variety of
executive roles for At Home, based in Dallas, including Chief Information Officer
and Head of Strategy and was previously Senior Vice President of
Business and Technology Transformation at Signet Jewelers as well
as holding leadership roles with Accenture.
Mr. Anand joined Academy in March
2025, and reports directly to Steve
Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading
full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer
in the United States.
Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to more than 300
stores across 21 states and counting. Academy's mission is to
provide "Fun for All" and Academy fulfills this mission with a
localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that
strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's
product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel,
sports & recreation and footwear through both leading national
brands and a portfolio of private label brands. For more
information, visit www.academy.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements are based on Academy's current expectations and are not
guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are
usually identified by or are associated with such words as
"intends," "will," "plan," "believe," "expect," "may," and/or the
negatives or variations of these terms or similar
terminology. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global, regional, or local economic,
business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many
of which are beyond Academy's control. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements are set forth in Academy's filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including
Academy's Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption "Risk
Factors," as may be updated from time to time in our periodic
filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press
release speaks only as of the date released. Academy undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, except as may be required by any applicable securities
laws.
Media Contact: Shane
Carlisle, Public Relations Manager,
shane.carlisle@academy.com
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