Edward W Stack has sold DKS and made no open-market buys since Mar 2016

Edward W. Stack (born 1954 or 1955) is an American billionaire businessman and the Executive Chairman of DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS), the largest omni-channel sporting goods retailer in the United States.( Son of founder Richard 'Dick' Stack, who established the company in 1948 as a bait-and-tackle shop in upstate New York, Edward took over in 1984, leading its transformation from two stores to a Fortune 500 company with over 850 stores, including DICK'S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Public Lands, and others, plus significant eCommerce sales.(

From 1984 to January 2021, Stack served as Chairman and CEO, overseeing merchandising and key strategic initiatives, including the company's 2002 public listing and expansion.( He retains significant influence through Class B shares, holding majority voting power (approximately 50% or more) despite owning around 8% of economic shares with the Stack family.( In 2024, he received the NRF Foundation Visionary Award for his leadership.( As a corporate insider listed as Exec COB (Executive Chairman of the Board), Stack has recently traded DKS shares.[user query context]

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