Wolverine World Wide appoints Christopher Hufnagel as CEO

Wolverine World Wide has appointed Christopher Hufnagel, President of Wolverine, as President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Hufnagel succeeds Brendan Hoffman, who is no longer with the company. Hufnagel joined Wolverine Worldwide in 2008 and has served in leadership roles across the organization. Before his appointment as President in May 2023, he was President of the company’s Active Group with responsibility for Merrell, Saucony, Chaco, the Kids Group, and Global Licensing. He has also served as Wolverine Worldwide’s Global Brand President of Merrell and Global Brand President of CAT Footwear. In earlier roles at the company, he was President of Direct-to-Consumer and Senior VP of Strategy. Prior to joining Wolverine Worldwide, Hufnagel held senior leadership roles at Under Armour, Gap, and Abercrombie & Fitch.