Under Armour announced on Tuesday the appointment of Dawn Fitzpatrick, Eugene Smith, and Robert Sweeney to the U.S. sportswear firm’s board of directors.

For the last eight years, Fitzpatrick has served as chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management, privately held investment management firm. Before joining Soros in 2017, the executive spent 25 years at UBS and its predecessor organizations, where she most recently served as head of Investments for UBS Asset Management and was a member of the UBS Asset Management Executive Committee.

Earlier in her career, she held several positions at the UBS O’Connor hedge fund business, including chief executive officer and chief investment officer. Fitzpatrick currently serves as a non-executive director of Barclays plc and serves on its Remuneration, Risk, and Sustainability Committees. Additionally, she serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Financial Sector Advisory Council, where she is Chair, the Advisory Council of The Bretton Woods Committee, and the Bloomberg New Economy Advisory Board.

A sporting leadership expert, Smith most recently served as senior vice president and athletic director at Ohio State University from 2005 to 2024. Throughout his tenure, he co-chaired the NCAA’s Federal-State Legislative Working Group, which advised the NCAA on name, image, and likeness issues, chaired the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee and was a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. Additionally, he participated in the NCAA’s Management Council, the Committee on Infractions, the Executive Committee, the Football Rules Committee, and the President’s Commission Liaison Committee.

Smith was the first Black president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and a former president of the Division I-A Athletics Directors Association, as well as being the director of athletics at Arizona State from 2000 to 2005, at Iowa State from 1993 to 2000 and at Eastern Michigan from 1986 to 1993.

Since 2019, Sweeney has served as the president of Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm focused on consumer, distribution, and retail-related investments. Before that, the executive spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a partner and global head of the consumer/retail investment banking group.

During his tenure, he provided advisory support to Under Armour on various matters, including the company’s initial public offering in 2005. Sweeney also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Force from 1989 to 1995, holding various roles aboard the USS Annapolis and at the Submarine Officer Advanced Course training command.

“Dawn and Rob’s extensive financial and operational expertise, combined with Gene’s deep knowledge of intercollegiate sports management, makes them exceptional additions to our board,” said Mohamed El-Erian, chair of the board at Under Armour.

“As we pursue our strategy to create greater value for Under Armour’s athletes, customers, shareholders, and teammates, their unique talents, insights, and passion for the brand will be invaluable for navigating our next chapter.”

In February, Under Armour raised its annual profit forecast again after topping quarterly results, as the sportswear maker reaps the benefits of dialing down on discounts and a recovery in demand.

Revenue fell 5.7% to $1.40 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with analysts’ estimates of $1.34 billion, as per data compiled by LSEG.

Adjusted earnings per share of 8 cents, beat estimates of 4 cents.

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