Fossil Group, Inc. has appointed Andrew Skobe as the Company?s Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Skobe assumes the CFO role from Sunil Doshi, who is leaving the Company for another opportunity. Doshi will remain with the Company through July 19, 2024 to ensure a smooth transition.

The Company has initiated a search for a permanent CFO successor to Mr. Doshi. Skobe brings to Fossil more than 30 years of financial, operational and leadership experience, including business transformation and integration, capital raising and restructuring, global operations and M&A. His background spans publicly traded companies, private equity and startups across multiple sectors, including consumer goods, hospitality, investment banking, media & entertainment and technology. Prior to Ankura, Skobe was EVP and Chief Financial Officer for Radisson Hotel Group from 2017 to 2019.

Previously, he spent four years as EVP & CFO for Croscill Home-Excell-Glenoit, a portfolio of private equity owned companies and five years as CFO for Icahn Enterprises. During his tenure with Icahn, Skobe was Chief Financial Officer for portfolio company WestPoint Home. Earlier in his career, Skobe held senior financial positions with Columbia House, a $1 billion video and entertainment company owned by Blackstone Private Equity, Dun & Bradstreet, Marvel Entertainment, General Motors New York Treasurer?s Office and JP Morgan Chase.

Skobe holds a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA in Accounting and Corporate Finance from Columbia Business School.