Robert J. Dennis
Robert J. Dennis
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Robert J. Dennis | |
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Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Chairman of Genesco |
Robert J. Dennis (a.k.a. Bob Dennis) is an American businessman. He serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Genesco.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Philanthropy
4 References
Early life[edit]
Robert J. Dennis graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received a bachelor's degree, followed by a master's degree.[1][2][3] He received a masters in business administration from the Harvard Business School.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
Dennis worked for McKinsey & Company from 1984 to 1997.[1][2] He worked for the Asbury Automotive Group from 1997 to 1999.[1][2]
Dennis became the Chief Executive Officer of Hat World, Inc. in 2001.[1][2] When it was acquired by Genesco in June 2004, he became Genesco's Senior Vice President.[1][2] He was appointed as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2005.[1][2] He has served as its Chief Executive Officer and President since 2008, and as Chairman since 2010.[1][2][3]
Dennis served on the Board of Directors of Teavana Holdings from July 2011 to December 2012, when it was acquired by Starbucks.[3] He has served on the Board of Directors of the Corrections Corporation of America since February 2013 and the Hospital Corporation of America since February 2014.[1][2][3]
Philanthropy[edit]
Dennis serves on the Boards of Trustees of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and the Nashville Symphony.[1][4] He also serves on the Board of Visitors of the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.[1][2]
References[edit]
^ abcdefghijk Hospital Corporation of America: Board of Directors: Robert J. Dennis
^ abcdefghij Owen Graduate School of Management: Board of Visitors
^ abcde Corrections Corporation of America: Board of Directors Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Nashville Symphony: Board of Directors
Categories:
- Living people
- People from Nashville, Tennessee
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- American retail chief executives
- American corporate directors
- American health care businesspeople
- Corrections Corporation of America people
- Hospital Corporation of America people
- Genesco people
- Philanthropists from Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University people
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