Kenneth C. Hicks is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies and is Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Academy Ltd. (a subsidiary of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.) and President at Payless Finance, Inc. Mr. Hicks is also on the board of Avery Dennison Corp. and New Academy Holding Co. LLC and Member of Society of Economic Geologists.

Mr. Hicks previously was Executive Chairman at Foot Locker, Inc., President of Payless Holdings LLC and President at Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (a subsidiary of Payless Holdings LLC), Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Secretary at Argentex Mining Corp., President, Director & Chief Merchandising Officer at Old COPPER Co., Inc., Executive VP-Merchandising & Programming at Home Shopping Network, Inc. and Senior Vice President & GM-Merchandise at The May Department Stores Co.

He received an undergraduate degree from US Military Academy and an MBA from Harvard Business School.