Matthew Austin

Matthew Austin currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital & Information Officer at Emler Swim School since December 2024. Prior to this role, Matthew held multiple senior positions at Fossil Group, Inc., including Vice President Global Ecommerce and Sr. Director of Global Digital Strategy from October 2021 to December 2024. Matthew's experience also includes leadership roles at JCPenney, where responsibilities spanned marketing strategy, ecommerce, and corporate transformation from 2018 to October 2021, as well as significant contributions at Samsung Electronics America in retail strategy and innovation from 2014 to 2018. Matthew's career began at PepsiCo, advancing through various leadership roles in customer strategy and insights from 2003 to 2014. Early career experience includes consulting at IBM, where Matthew supported software implementations. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from Texas Tech University, along with executive training from Duke and Cornell.