Shoe Carnival names retail vet as senior VP of real estate

Shoe Carnival tapped Jeff Fink as senior VP real estate, effective Oct. 12. He will oversee the company’s store site selection and lease administration functions.



Fink joins Shoe Carnival with over 27 years of experience in the real estate industry focusing on footwear and specialty retail. Most recently, he worked for La-Z-Boy, as VP of real estate.



From 2003 to 2014, Fink worked for Jo-Ann Stores as senior VP, real estate and lease administration where he oversaw the addition of 366 stores totaling 2.8 million retail sq. ft.



“We believe Shoe Carnival has a tremendous opportunity to further grow our family footwear store base and we are excited to welcome Jeff to the Shoe Carnival team,” said Cliff Sifford, Shoe Carnival’s president and CEO.



Shoe Carnival operates 400 stores in 34 states and Puerto Rico.