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Academy Sports & Outdoors Ltd.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.5B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Academy Sports + Outdoors is one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, operating over 100 stores across the southeastern United States. Our stores offer the sports and outdoors enthusiast a broad selection of equipment, apparel, and footwear at everyday low prices. Our formula of low prices and a large selection has allowed the company to become a leader in the sporting goods industry. Academy Sports + Outdoors ranks among the highest in sales per store and highest sales per square foot of any other sporting goods retailer in the country, and has experienced a compounded annual sales growth rate of 17% over the past ten years. Our newly expanded distribution center boasts over a million square feet of processing and inventory space, and operates day and night to supply the store locations with merchandise for our customers. Expansion plans for the future include opening additional store locations throughout the Southeastern region of the United States. Academy Sports + Outdoors' Chairman and CEO is David Gochman and President is Rodney Faldyn. We are now over 13,000 associates strong. How it all began... Academy Sports + Outdoors traces its beginning to 1938 when founder Max Gochman opened the Academy Tire Shop in San Antonio, Texas. After a few years, Max began selling military surplus in his shop. In 1956, he moved his business, then called Academy Super Surplus, to Austin, Texas and expanded the operation to four stores. ...

Number of Employees 13,000
Contact Information

1800 N Mason Rd

Katy, Texas 77449-2826

www.academy.com

(281) 646-5200

NAICS Code Other Clothing Stores: 448190

Recent Events

  • Academy opening 2 stores

    11/15/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David Gochman CEO
Rodney Faldyn President & Cfo
David Pittman Vice President & Chief Audit Officer
A. Blanchard Executive Vice President, Hardgoods
Beth Menuet Executive Vice President, Footwear
Robert Frennea Executive Vice President, Apparel
Allen McConnell Vice President, Store Operations
Elise Neal General Counsel & Vice President
Sylvia Barrera-Moses Vice President, Admin Resources
Carl Main Director, Marketing
Benet Villarreal Manager, Marketing, Brand Development & Design
Andrew Witter S Trainer
Bryan Carter
David M Stovall
Matt Crowe
Mike Morton
Robert Todd Cameron
Ryan Hodson
Andrew Alexander Director

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. CEO Current
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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. President Former

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. President & Cfo Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Vice President & Chief Audit Officer Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Executive Vice President, Hardgoods Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Executive Vice President, Footwear Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Executive Vice President, Apparel Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Vice President, Store Operations Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. General Counsel & Vice President Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Vice President, Admin Resources Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Director, Marketing Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Manager, Marketing, Brand Development & Design Current

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Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. S Trainer Current

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With 40+ years of both hunting and fishing experience and a passion for the outdoors, Mike enjoys sharing the knowledge he has gained over the years with novice as well as experienced outdoor enthusiasts. Mike is an avid bass fisherman, fishing bass tournaments on both local and regional levels. He has hunted over much of the southeast and as far west as Colorado. In addition to hunting deer and elk with both gun and bow, he has a love for upland, migratory bird hunting and the shotgun shooting sports of skeet, trap and sporting clays.

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Weingarten Realty Investors Chief Executive Officer Current
Reit Corp CEO Current
Weingarten Realty Investors President Current
Reit Corp President Current
Weingarten Realty Investors Board of Directors Current
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ltd. Director Current
United Way of The Texas Gulf Coast, Inc Board Member Current
Outdoors, Inc. Director Current
Weingarten Realty Investors Committee Member Current
Water Resources International, Inc. President Former
Weingarten Realty Investors Senior Vice President Former
Water Resources International, Inc. Vice President Former
Weingarten Realty Investors Director of the Industrial Division Former
Weingarten Realty Investors Leasing Executive Former
Houston Achievement Place Board Member Former
Houston Food Bank Board Member Former
The University of Texas Graduate Former