footwear retailer designer brands inc dbi said thursday its board has named doug howe currently president of dsw to succeed roger rawlins as chief executive effective april 1 rawlins will step down from his role and leave the board but will work with the company for 12 months as strategic adviser howe has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry and has been president of dsw since may of 2022 joining from kohl’s inc kss  where he was chief merchandising officer the parent of dsw and the shoe company reaffirmed its 2022 guidance for samestore sales growth in the midsingle digits and eps of 175 to 180 the stock was down 19 premarket and has fallen 33 in the last 12 months while the sp 500 spx has fallen 18