Foot Locker CEO takes on added position of board chairman

Foot Locker Inc. said late Wednesday that its chief executive will take on the additional role of chairman. The shoe retailer said that CEO Richard Johnson will become chairman effective immediately, succeeding Nicholas DiPaolo, who has served as chairman for a year. Shares of Foot Locker were unchanged at $57.12.

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