David J. Campisi

David J. Campisi (born, 1956) is a businessman who currently serves as CEO and President at Big Lots Inc.
Executive roles
Campisi became Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots Inc., in 2013. He took over the role from Steve Fishman, upon the latter’s retirement. For a year prior to that, Campisi was CEO and Chairman of Respect Your Universe, Inc. Between 2005 and 2011 he was President of The Sports Authority, and from 2010 until 2011, its CEO. Other roles he held there included: President of Merchandising and Executive Vice President.
Prior to The Sports Authority, Campisi held a variety of key roles at Kohl’s Corp. These included: Executive Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of Women's Apparel, Accessories, Intimate, and Cosmetics.
He worked at Fred Meyer before Kohl’s in these roles: Senior Vice President and Director of Apparel, Home Hardlines & Softlines and Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Apparel.
Campisi’s total compensation for 2013 was: $5,363,229.
Personal information
David Campisi sits on the Advisory Board for the John Lynch Foundation. He is active in his community. He lives with his wife Beci, two daughters and a son, in Columbus. While at The Sports Authority, he took a lead role in the implementation of new strategic imperatives, and through this, set up two foundations, the Sports Authority Foundation and Pass the Good Foundation.

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