Hibbett Sports is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol HIBB. The company was founded in 1945 by Alton Hib Hibbett and his son, Maurice, in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and has over 1,000 stores across the United States.
Maurice Hibbett retired as CEO in 2007 and was succeeded by Jeff Rosenthal. Rosenthal resigned in 2011 and was succeeded by Michael Jaffe. Jaffe resigned in 2016 and was succeeded by Scott Waller.
The current CEO of Hibbett Sports is Shelley Broader. She joined the company as CEO in December 2018 after serving as president and CEO of Walmart eCommerce International since 2016.
Hibbett Sports operates under two divisions: Hibbett Sporting Goods and City Gear. In addition to its retail locations, Hibbett Sports also operates an e-commerce site at hibbettsports.com.