Kathleen Welter

Kathleen rejoined Caleres in 2025 after spending 10 years with the company from 2003-2013 as vice president of talent strategy and leadership continuity. As CHRO, she oversees all human resources functions including recruitment, talent management, training, culture, compensation, benefits and labor law compliance. She has nearly three decades of human resources experience with expertise in aligning talent with strategic vision and organizational objectives. Most recently she was the principal lead of the HR team at Woodard & Curran as vice president of Human Resources, where she oversaw senior executive recruitment and succession planning, restructured performance, development and compensation strategies, and led HR integration of acquisitions. Previously, Kathleen was a senior consultant at Talent Equation where she supported the growth of the company’s consulting practice by partnering with a diverse base of clients to support organizational design and team development.