James A. Goldman

James A. Goldman has been a director of A&F Co. since 2020. He currently serves as Chair of the Nominating and Board Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and of the Executive Committee.

Mr. Goldman is a Senior Advisor and Chairman1st Partner at Frontenac, a Chicago-based Private Equity Firm (December 2024 to present). He is also a Senior Advisor at Eurazeo SE, a global investment firm listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (December 2016 to present) and serves as a representative of Eurazeo SE on the boards of directors of three of its privately-held portfolio companies: Q Mixers, a beverage company specializing in premium branded mixers (April 2019 to present), Waterloo Sparkling Water Corp., a company specializing in carbonated sparkling water products (September 2020 to present), and Dewey’s Bakery, a company specializing in premium cookie and cracker products (October 2020 to present). Previously, Mr. Goldman was the President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, of Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., an international premium chocolate company and retailer (February 2004 to May 2014). Additionally, he is the former President of Food & Beverage Division at Campbell Soup Company, a manufacturer and marketer of soup, sauces, beverages, biscuits, confectionary, and prepared branded consumer food products (September 2001 to February 2004).

Mr. Goldman also serves on the board of Domino’s Pizza, Inc., a global restaurant and pizza company (March 2010 to present).

Mr. Goldman’s key qualifications include the following: Public Company Board Experience, CEO Experience, Retail, Marketing/Branding, Corporate Governance, Finance/Audit/Accounting, Global/International, and Supply Chain.