GRAPEVINE, Texas, Aug. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), today announced the appointment of Carrie Teffner to its board of directors.  Carrie brings 30 years of financial leadership and experience in the consumer products and retail industries to the GameStop board of directors and will serve as a member of the audit committee.

Carrie has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) since 2015.  Before assuming her executive positions at Crocs, she served on the Crocs board of directors, which she joined in June 2015.  Prior to joining Crocs, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PetSmart and, before that, at Weber-Stephen Products. Prior to those roles, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Timberland and spent 21 years in various leadership positions at Sara Lee Corporation.  Carrie holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Vermont. 

Dan DeMatteo, executive chairman, stated, “We are very fortunate to have Carrie join our board of directors.  Her extensive leadership and valuable experience in the consumer products space will be a valuable asset to our company moving forward.” 

About GameStop
GameStop Corp., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel video game, consumer electronics and wireless services retailer. GameStop operates over 7,200 stores across 14 countries. The company's consumer product network also includes www.gamestop.com; Game Informer® magazine, the world's leading print and digital video game publication; and ThinkGeek, www.thinkgeek.com, the premier retailer for the global geek community featuring exclusive and unique video game and pop culture products. Our Technology Brands segment includes over 1,300 Spring Mobile AT&T and Simply Mac stores. Spring Mobile, www.springmobile.com, sells all of AT&T’s products and services, including DIRECTV, devices and related accessories in select markets in the U.S. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com, sells the full line of Apple products, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones and offers Apple certified warranty and repair services.

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Contact
Mike Loftus
Vice President, Global Controller and Investor Relations
GameStop Corp.investorrelations@gamestop.com

Source: GameStop Corporation