Ulice Payne, Jr.
Mr. Payne brings to our Board significant managerial, operational, financial, public service, and global experience as a result of the many senior positions he has held, including as President and Managing Member of Addison-Clifton, LLC since May 2004, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club from September 2002 to December 2003, Managing Partner of Foley & Lardner, LLP from 2001 to 2002, Partner of Foley & Lardner, LLP from February 1998 to September 2002, and the Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities from February 1985 to December 1987. As Foot Locker is a global company, the Board also benefits from his broad experience in, and knowledge of, international business and global trade compliance. In addition, Mr. Payne’s past and present experience on the boards of several public corporations includes service as a member of either the audit or finance committee at each of these companies, which is beneficial to the Board.
Mr. Payne serves as a director and member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of ManpowerGroup, Inc., a director and member of the Finance Committee and Compensation Committee Chair of WEC Energy Group, Inc., and he also sits on the board of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. He previously served as a director of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company from January 2005 to May 2018.