The official award presentation took place last week at the 29th annual FN Achievement Awards in New York City. Outstanding leaders from the footwear industry and celebrity guests were in attendance, including boxing legend and Skechers brand ambassador Sugar Ray Leonard, who introduced Mr. Greenberg on stage to receive his award.

“I want to thank Footwear News for their tremendous support through the years and for honoring me with the Lifetime Achievement Award”, stated Robert Greenberg, adding: “Building this company has been a dream come true, and all of this would not be possible without the support of my family and the wonderful team I get to work with every day. As I look ahead and think about this amazing company—my Picasso, I believe the brand has never looked better and the best is yet to come. I’m excited to see the company cross the 3 billion US dollars mark this year, and we look forward to achieving a projected $6 billion in sales by 2020.”

Previous recipients for the Footwear News Lifetime Achievement award include Stuart Weitzman, Vince Camuto and Manolo Blahnik.

Skechers offers two distinct footwear categories: a lifestyle division with comfort-focused trend-right product for men, women and kids, and an award-winning Skechers Performance Division.

Image credits: Business Wire.
Showing: Robert Greenberg, Sugar Ray Leonard and Michael Greenberg.