Kenneth Hannah appointed CFO at Brown Shoe Company

Brown Shoe Company has announced appointment of Kenneth Hannah as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, replacing Russ Hammer as of February 16, 2015.

“We’re excited to have a dynamic leader like Ken Hannah join us as CFO,” said Diane Sullivan, CEO, President and Chairman of Brown Shoe Company, adding, “I’d also like to thank Russ Hammer for his contributions to Brown Shoe Company over the past three years.”

Hannah will have responsibility for the company’s finance, accounting, treasury, external reporting, tax, real estate and investor relations functions. He will be based at Brown Shoe Company’s corporate headquarters in St. Louis. Hannah most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of JC Penney Company. Prior to that time, he served in multiple executive roles at SunEdison (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials), including President of Solar Energy and of Solar Materials and as Vice President and CFO.

Hannah also held executive positions at The Home Depot, and these included Senior Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of Finance, and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis. Earlier in his career, he served in various finance roles of increasing responsibility at The Boeing Company, General Electric Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation.