William E. Durant, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

William E. Durant is shareholder, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer of Guess & Co. Corporation. Mr. Durant has over 30 years of financial, manufacturing, operations, and general business experience. He has been chief financial officer as well as director of operations and finance respectively for two different manufacturing and distribution startups in consumer electronics. He helped grow both organizations into multi-million-dollar entities through growth domestically and worldwide. Mr. Durant also has entrepreneurial experience starting a construction company specializing in residential steel frame construction and his own consumer electronics sales company. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Emporia State University and has training in Lean Six Sigma. Mr. Durant joined Guess & Co. Corporation in October of 2021. Mr. Durant was appointed chief operating officer and chief financial officer in December of 2021. As chief operating officer and chief financial officer, Mr. Durant is responsible for the day to day operations and financial affairs of the corporation including financial reporting. He reports to the chairman, president and chief executive officer and is a member of the leadership team.