Ms. Pugliese has served on our Board of Directors and as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2025. A 30-year retail veteran, Ms. Pugliese brings a wealth of branded apparel, retail and merchandising experience to the Company. She first joined Duluth Trading in November 2008 as Vice President of Product, Merchandising and Creative. In July 2010, Ms. Pugliese was promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of Merchandising and Chief Marketing Officer. In February 2012, she was again promoted to President and Chief Marketing Officer. From February 2014 to February 2015, Ms. Pugliese served as President and Chief Operating Officer, and from February 2015 to August 2019, Ms. Pugliese served as President and CEO of Duluth Trading. From September 2019 to May 2020, Ms. Pugliese served as President of North America for Under Armour, Inc. and as its President of the Americas from June 2020 until March 2023. Ms. Pugliese has served on the board of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. since March 2023 and served on the board of American Eagle Outfitters from August 2024 to April 2025. She also currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle and Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants. Earlier in her career, Ms. Pugliese held several executive positions with Lands’ End, Inc. from 2005 to 2008 and Ann, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. Ms. Pugliese holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from New York University Stern School of Business.
Ms. Agrawal has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2024. Ms. Agrawal is a proven executive with over 20 years of finance and leadership experience. She is a business-oriented finance leader with diverse, versatile skills and a track record of driving results in roles with progressively higher scope across companies in multiple industries including Procter & Gamble, Walgreens, Underwriters Lab, and Kontoor Brands. Her most recent role prior to joining Duluth Trading was CFO of Wrangler and Global Supply Chain at Kontoor Brands. Ms. Agrawal holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, and Taxation degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, an M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, CPA (inactive), and is a CFA charter holder.
Mr. Schlecht assumed the role of Senior Vice President in February 2020 and currently leads all facets of the company’s product development, design, quality, sourcing, and technical design areas. Beginning his 19-year tenure at Duluth Trading as an Associate Product Manager, Mr. Schlecht took on successively greater responsibility, becoming Director of Product Development in 2013 and Vice President of Product Development in 2016. He earned a B.S.B.A. degree from the University of Denver in 2003. He then worked as an Agriculture Extension Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Bolivia, South America, before working as a Sales Associate for Orvis and then joining the Duluth Trading business.