John Kyees

John Kyees has held a number of roles in the corporate world since 2003. John began their career as the Chief Investor Relations Officer and CFO of Urban Outfitters in 2003. In 2010, they were appointed Lead Independent Director of Vera Bradley and Director of Destination XL Group, Inc. In 2012, they became the Director of Rackwise, and in 2013 they were appointed Director of both Arhaus and Applaud. At Applaud, their role was to reinvent how the world shares treasured group memories using disruptive, science-based Internet software.

John Kyees obtained their MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1973 after completing their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from The University of Kansas in 1968, both in the field of Finance, General.