Fossil Group, Inc.

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The Board currently consists of ten members. Each of our current directors will stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting, except William B. Chiasson, who has reached the maximum board tenure for nomination and re-election under or our corporate governance guideline of ten years of service on the Board.

To be elected as a director, each director nominee must receive a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. A “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director. Votes cast will exclude abstentions with respect to that director’s election. A description of our policy regarding nominees who receive a Majority Against Vote in an uncontested election is set forth under “Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting — What is the Vote Required for Each Proposal?” Should any director nominee become unable or unwilling to accept nomination or election, the proxy holders may vote the proxies for the election, in his or her stead, of any other person the Board may nominate or designate. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Each director nominee has consented to serve as a director if elected, and each director nominee has expressed his or her intention to serve the entire term.

The table below sets forth the names of the nominees to the Board of the Company along with the current ages of the nominees, their current position and approximate tenure on the Board as of June 21, 2024. Unless otherwise directed in the proxy, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the shares represented by such proxy for the election of each of the director nominees. Each of the director nominees is presently a director of the Company.

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Rounded to the nearest half year.

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The following sets forth biographical information and qualifications and skills for each director nominee:

Mark R. Belgya

Mark R. Belgya was appointed to the Board in May 2018, and he is currently Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Talent Management Committee. Mr. Belgya served as Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM), a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumer food, beverage, and pet food

products (“Smucker”), from May 2016 until his retirement in September 2020. Mr. Belgya joined Smucker in an internal audit capacity in 1985 and rose through finance positions of increasing responsibility becoming Corporate Controller in 1997, Treasurer in 2001, and Chief Financial Officer in 2005. Prior to joining Smucker, Mr. Belgya was a staff auditor from 1982 until 1985 for Ernst & Whinney, a multinational professional services and consultancy, now known as Ernst & Young. Mr. Belgya currently serves on the board of directors of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (NYSE: HBB), a designer, marketer, and distributor of consumer, commercial, and specialty small appliances and kitchen equipment brands, where he serves on the Audit Review Committee, Compensation and Human Capital Committee and Planning Advisory Committee. Mr. Belgya has extensive leadership experience as Chief Financial Officer of a large multinational organization and possesses a deep understanding of risk and capital allocation for growth, developed through his finance and accounting positions held at Smucker, his various board positions and his public accounting experience and has been determined by the Board to meet the qualifications of an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with SEC rules.

Jeffrey N. Boyer

Mr. Boyer has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director since March 2024. Previously, Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer from April 2021 to March 2024. Mr. Boyer served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from April 2020 until April 2021. Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from October 2017 until April 2020. Mr. Boyer previously served on the Company’s Board from December 2007 until October 2017. Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pier 1 Imports, Inc. from June 2015 until October 2017. Prior to joining Pier I Imports, Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Tuesday Morning Corporation from September 2013 until June 2015. Mr. Boyer served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Holdings, Inc., from June 2012 until September 2013 and as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 2008 until June 2012. Mr. Boyer served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Michaels Stores, Inc. (“Michaels”) from July 2007 until April 2008 and Co-President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to July 2007. Mr. Boyer also held Chief Financial Officer roles at Kmart Corporation and Sears, Roebuck & Company. Mr. Boyer was elected to the Board of Directors of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. in July 2022 and serves on the Audit Committee and Compensation and Talent Committee of the Company. Mr. Boyer has extensive finance an operations experience, leadership experience and a deep knowledge of the Company and its businesses, having served on the Board or as an executive officer of the Company since 2007.

Pamela B. Corrie

Pamela B. Corrie was appointed to the Board in March 2024, and she is currently a member of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Corrie has over 25 years of experience in complex corporate turnarounds and restructuring strategy. After practicing law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges for a decade, Ms. Corrie served in multiple executive leadership roles, including as the General Counsel for Risk and Restructuring at General Electric Capital Corporation, Americas from 2003 to 2015. She also served as Chief Executive Officer, Corporate division of Epiq Systems, Inc., a provider of legal and business services from 2015 to 2016, Chief Restructuring Officer of ABC Carpet and Home, Inc. from 2017 to 2019, and was a Managing Director at the financial advisory firm of Carl Marks Advisors from 2018 to 2023. Ms. Corrie does not currently serve on the board of directors of any other public company. Ms. Corrie currently holds board positions at Burford Capital, since January 2024, where she serves as a member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees; AIG Financial Products, since 2022; and iFIT Health and Fitness Inc., since 2022, where she serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Special Committees. Ms. Corrie also previously served on a number of boards since 2019, including Pier 1 Imports, Inc., Lord & Taylor, Bed, Bath & Beyond (director of 15 subsidiaries), Boxed, Inc., Spark Networks SE, Blockfi Wallet LLC, Altera Infrastructure Holdings LLC, Katera, Inc. and AM Castle. Ms. Corrie was selected for her position as a director pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Cooperation Agreement with Buxton. Ms. Corrie has extensive experience in corporate restructurings and turnarounds.

Susie Coulter

Susie Coulter was appointed to the Board in December 2022, and she is currently a member of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Coulter is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ARQ Botanics LLC, a personal care company specializing in all-natural skin care products. Previously, Ms. Coulter was the co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer of Bronty Beauty LLC, a beauty company specializing in all-natural skin care products, from January 2017 to December 2020. From November 2012 to March 2016, Ms. Coulter served as the President of Victoria’s Secret Beauty for L Brands, Inc. (n/k/a Victoria’s Secret & Co., which was separated from L Brands, Inc. in 2021). From 1998 to 2012, Ms. Coulter served in a number of leadership roles, most recently as President of Polo Ralph Lauren Retail Stores, at Ralph Lauren Corporation, an apparel retailer. Ms. Coulter serves on the board of directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., where she is Chair of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee. Ms. Coulter has executive leadership experience having served as a founder and chief executive officer in addition to her roles as president for large retail organizations. Ms. Coulter also has experience with supply chain and logistics, marketing, global operations, merchandising and consumer facing retail.

Eugene I. Davis

Eugene I. Davis was appointed to the Board in March 2024, and he is currently a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Mr. Davis, over the course of the past 40 years, has served as chairman, chairman of audit, compensation, nominating and governance, finance, and special committees, director, chief executive officer or chief restructuring officer of more than 250 public and private companies and businesses operating in diverse sectors, including consumer products and retail. During the past five years, Mr. Davis was a member of the board of directors of each of Aeromexico, Babylon Holdings Limited, Bluestem Group Inc., F45 Training Holdings Inc., GTT Communications, Inc., Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation, Loyalty Ventures Inc., MediaMath Holdings, Inc., Parker Drilling Company, PGX Holdings, Inc., Skillsoft Corp., Verso Corporation, and VICI Properties Inc. Mr. Davis does not currently serve on the board of directors of any other public company. In his capacity as an executive, director and advisor he has managed, restructured, sold, liquidated and advised businesses across multiple sectors on business transformations, complex transactions, operational turnarounds and leadership succession planning. He is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PIRINATE Consulting Group, LLC, a privately held consulting firm specializing in turnaround management, merger and acquisition consulting and strategic planning advisory services for domestic and international public and private business entities. Mr. Davis has extensive leadership, finance and governance experience, has served in an executive capacity in a broad range of industries and has led the restructuring efforts at a number of companies and has been determined by the Board to meet the qualifications of an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with SEC rules.

Kim Harris Jones

Kim Harris Jones was appointed to the Board in October 2019, and she is currently a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Harris Jones served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ), the global publicly traded snacking foods business, from 2012 until she retired in 2015. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Kraft Foods from 2009 to 2012. Prior to joining Kraft Foods, she held numerous leadership roles during 17 years with Chrysler Group LLC, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and General Auditor from 2008 to 2009. Ms. Harris Jones also serves on the boards of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), where she serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Talent Management Committee, and TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE: TBI), where she chairs the Audit Committee, and serves as a member of the Innovation and Technology Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Harris Jones has leadership experience as a Corporate Controller and auditor of large organizations, extensive experience in accounting and finance, and has been determined by the Board to meet the qualifications of an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with SEC rules.

Kevin Mansell

Kevin Mansell was elected to the Board in May 2019, and he is currently Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Company’s Compensation and Talent Management Committee. Mr. Mansell served as Chairman, CEO and President of Kohl’s Corporation

(NYSE: KSS), one of the largest department store retail chains in the United States (“Kohl’s”), until his retirement in May 2018. Mr. Mansell joined Kohl’s in 1982 as a Divisional Merchandise Manager and was promoted to General Merchandise Manager in 1987. Mr. Mansell was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing of Kohl’s in 1998, and was named President and Director in 1999. He was promoted to Kohl’s CEO in 2008 and named Chairman of the Board in 2009. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Mr. Mansell spent seven years in the Venture Store division of The May Department Stores Company, an American department store holding company, where he held a variety of positions in buying and merchandising. Mr. Mansell serves as a director, the co-chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM), a leading innovator in active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. Mr. Mansell also serves as a director of Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS), an omnichannel specialty retailer of women’s private branded casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, and complementary accessories, where he serves as lead independent director, member of the Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits Committee and member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Mansell has extensive leadership experience as the CEO of a large national organization and has over 40 years of retail experience.

Marc R. Y. Rey

Marc R. Y. Rey was appointed to the Board in July 2020 and is currently a member of the Company’s Compensation and Talent Management Committee. Mr. Rey has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Beautycounter, a private clean beauty brand, since February 2022. Mr. Rey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Shiseido Americas, a division of Shiseido Company Limited, and Chief Growth Officer of Shiseido Group Limited, a leading global beauty brand, from September 2015 until September 2020. From July 2014 until August 2015, Mr. Rey served as Senior Vice President for Coty North America and President of Coty USA, a leading global beauty company, and served as Regional Vice President North America from December 2012 to July 2014. From March 2009 to July 2012, Mr. Rey served in various roles for L’Oreal USA, including President International Designers Collections from September 2010 to July 2012, President Specialty Beauty Group from October 2009 to September 2010 and President Giorgio Armani and Yves Saint Laurent Beauty USA from March 2009 to October 2009. Mr. Rey has extensive leadership experience as the CEO of a major beauty company and has over 25 years of consumer products experience.

Gail B. Tifford

Gail B. Tifford was appointed to the Board in August 2017, and she is currently the Chair of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Tifford has served as a partner at True Search, a global platform for talent management products and services, since May 2022. Ms. Tifford previously served as Chief Brand Officer for WW International, Inc. (f/k/a Weight Watchers), a global weight management service company, from March 2018 until August 2021. Previously, Ms. Tifford served in a variety of leadership roles at Unilever, a leading global consumer goods company that offers products in the food, home care, personal care and refreshment segments. Her roles included brand, marketing, and digital innovation from 1996 until 2009, and after she rejoined Unilever in 2011, most recently serving as Vice President, Media North America and Global Digital Media Innovation. From October 2009 until May 2011, Ms. Tifford served as Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at MTV Networks, a cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks. Ms. Tifford has substantial experience in branding and marketing and a proven track record of building brands in an evolving digital landscape.