DICK'S Sporting Appoints Navdeep Gupta To Succeed Lee Belitsky As CFO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Sporting goods retailer DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS) announced Thursday that Navdeep Gupta has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2021. Gupta will be responsible for the company's finance, investor relations, accounting, business development and procurement functions.

Gupta, who has been with DICK'S since November 2017 as Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer, succeeds Lee Belitsky, who has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, since October 2016.

Belitsky will remain with DICK'S as Executive Vice President and continue to oversee several key areas of supply chain, real estate, construction and GameChanger. The CFO transition is part of the company's long-term succession plan. Belitsky joined DICK'S in 1997 as Vice President & Controller.

Prior to joining DICK'S, Gupta spent 11 years at Advance Auto Parts, Inc. in various leadership roles, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Finance. Earlier in his career, Gupta held a variety of management roles at Sprint Nextel, and he served as a Lieutenant in the Indian Navy. He will be supported by Belitsky as he transitions into the CFO role.