Jimmy Olsson, the one-time chief executive officer of Todd Snyder, has been named executive vice president and chief growth officer for Destination XL Group Inc.
Olsson, who has been consulting with the Canton, Mass.-based men’s big and tall retailer since September 2025, will be responsible for growing DXL’s integrated commerce growth strategy. He will oversee the direct businesses, retail stores, merchandising, planning, global sourcing and brand strategy.
“Jimmy brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial vision, merchant instinct and proven omnichannel leadership,” said Lionel Conacher, chairman and interim chief executive officer. “His experience building brands, driving growth and leading teams across merchandising, stores, digital and supply chain makes him exceptionally well suited to help shape DXL’s next chapter. Jimmy understands how to put the customer at the center of the business, and I am excited to partner with him to build on our positive momentum and unlock new opportunities for growth.”
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Olsson, who has also advised Outerknown and Tommy John, said: “DXL has built a distinctive brand, a loyal customer base and an important leadership position in a market with meaningful opportunity ahead. I am honored to join the team and look forward to working across the organization to accelerate our strategy, strengthen the customer experience and bring even greater energy and innovation to how we serve the big and tall customer.”
Olsson worked with Snyder to launch the designer men’s brand and remained until its acquisition by American Eagle Outfitters in 2015. Over the course of his career he has also been president and CEO of Rip Curl North America, and held senior merchandising and leadership roles at Coach, American Eagle Outfitters and Gap Inc.
At Destination XL, Olsson joins a company that has been navigating two separate acquisition offers for months. In December 2025, FullBeauty Brands made an offer to merge and DXL initially agreed to the deal. But Zodiac Partners II, the West Palm Beach, Fla.-based acquisition entity of Camac Fund, came in with a higher offer in mid-May that was raised again in June. Both those offers were rejected and in July, DXL reversed its recommendation for shareholders to approve the merger with FullBeauty and asked them to vote against the deal. And last month, longtime CEO Harvey Kanter retired and Conacher took over as interim CEO. The issue regarding a potential acquisition has yet to be resolved.
