By: Mercedes Rose
In November 2021, Foot Locker Inc. created a quartet of new leadership positions as part of a major organizational shakeup. Among them was Susie Kuhn ’97, who was promoted to president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operations and general manager for Foot Locker Europe.
Kuhn started working for the company in February 2020, as senior vice president and general manager of Foot Locker Europe. Her new role oversees both the Foot Locker Europe and Sidestep brands.
“Twenty-five years after graduating from Linfield College and saying yes to my first ‘real’ job, it feels good to get an opportunity to lead a large and complex business like Foot Locker EMEA,” Kuhn said. “I have achieved this moment because I was a corporate entrepreneur. I said ‘yes’ to opportunities that sound interesting, grow and expand my scope, and where I can visualize the impact I will have. A lot of that thought process and approach started at Linfield.”
Before joining Foot Locker, Kuhn was the executive director of strategy and business development for URBN, which represents Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People and Nuuly. She previously worked at Nike for more than 14 years, serving in leadership positions for Nike in the Asia-Pacific region and for Converse.
Kuhn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from Linfield in 1997. She went on to earn an MBA from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in 2014.
While at Linfield, Kuhn served as vice president of the Associated Students of Linfield College, participated as a member of Alpha Phi sorority and was the president of Panhellenic Council. Linfield recognized Kuhn as its Outstanding Young Alumna in 2010.
