# BUCKLE INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/buckle-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 39 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: BUCKLE INC - Display name: BUCKLE INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-23T00:32:05.613661+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.831 | | Directors | 12 | | Committees | 4 | | Governance events | 10 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Angie J. Klein: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. Committees: Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:6 - Bill L. Fairfield: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1996-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:7 - Bruce L. Hoberman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2000-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (member); Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:8 - Hank M. Bounds: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Compensation Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:10 - James E. Shada: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2002-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Compensation Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:11 - John P. Peetz, III: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2006-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:12 - Karen B. Rhoads: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1991-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (member); Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:13 - Michael E. Huss: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2009-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:14 - Shruti S. Joshi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member); Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:15 - Daniel J. Hirschfeld: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:5 - Dennis H. Nelson: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Executive Officer and Director (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:9 - Thomas B. Heacock: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:16 ## Committees - Audit Committee (audit). Chair: Michael E. Huss. Members: Michael E. Huss (chair, current); Bill L. Fairfield (member, current); Hank M. Bounds (member, current); James E. Shada (member, current); Shruti S. Joshi (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:buckle-inc:audit-committee - Chief Executive Officer and Director (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Dennis H. Nelson (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:buckle-inc:chief-executive-officer-and-director - Compensation Committee (compensation). Chair: John P. Peetz, III. Members: John P. Peetz, III (chair, current); Bruce L. Hoberman (member, current); Hank M. Bounds (member, current); James E. Shada (member, current); Karen B. Rhoads (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:buckle-inc:compensation-committee - Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (nominating_governance). Chair: Angie J. Klein. Members: Angie J. Klein (chair, current); Bill L. Fairfield (member, current); Bruce L. Hoberman (member, current); Karen B. Rhoads (member, current); Shruti S. Joshi (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:buckle-inc:nominating-governance-and-corporate-social-responsibility-committee ## Executive leadership - Brady M. Fritz: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:17 - Brett P. Milkie: Senior Vice President. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:18 - Dennis H. Nelson: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:19 - Michelle M. Hoffman: Senior Vice President. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:20 - Thomas B. Heacock: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:21 ## Governance events - GC_CHANGED: Brady M. Fritz executive of BUCKLE INC, effective 2026-04-01. Effective: 2026-04-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ssb78uhkkno2 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shruti S. Joshi seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:73779g1rrwtk - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Angie J. Klein seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1llecb4jic2wu - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hank M. Bounds seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1u7qppo1lx1w90 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael E. Huss seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:103ftgm1k1ji18 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John P. Peetz, III seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:84o0tz176kg71 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: James E. Shada seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2002-01-01. Effective: 2002-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1opgakk183ncdm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bruce L. Hoberman seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 2000-01-01. Effective: 2000-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2v5umo1k8qygk - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bill L. Fairfield seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 1996-01-01. Effective: 1996-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fifhuco5vioy - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Karen B. Rhoads seat on BUCKLE INC, effective 1991-01-01. Effective: 1991-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:53.856826+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1g7zgisj2gzp0 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/buckle-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/buckle-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:michael-e-huss-bke","name":"Michael E. Huss"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:24: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:bill-l-fairfield-bke","name":"Bill L. Fairfield"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:hank-m-bounds-bke","name":"Hank M. Bounds"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:james-e-shada-bke","name":"James E. Shada"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:27: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:shruti-s-joshi-bke","name":"Shruti S. Joshi"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:29: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:john-p-peetz-iii-bke","name":"John P. Peetz, III"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:30: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:bruce-l-hoberman-bke","name":"Bruce L. Hoberman"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:31: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:hank-m-bounds-bke","name":"Hank M. Bounds"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:32: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:james-e-shada-bke","name":"James E. Shada"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:33: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:karen-b-rhoads-bke","name":"Karen B. Rhoads"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:35: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:angie-j-klein-bke","name":"Angie J. Klein"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:36: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:bill-l-fairfield-bke","name":"Bill L. Fairfield"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:37: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:bruce-l-hoberman-bke","name":"Bruce L. Hoberman"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:38: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:karen-b-rhoads-bke","name":"Karen B. Rhoads"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:39: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:shruti-s-joshi-bke","name":"Shruti S. Joshi"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - Daniel J. Hirschfeld: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Angie J. Klein: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Bill L. Fairfield: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 1996-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Bruce L. Hoberman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2000-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Dennis H. Nelson: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Hank M. Bounds: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - James E. Shada: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2002-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - John P. Peetz, III: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Karen B. Rhoads: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 1991-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Michael E. Huss: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Shruti S. Joshi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa. - Thomas B. Heacock: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Brady M. Fritz: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-04-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c1e105feab0942a5180bc3cc32881ffdb114efe9ea3bb8a6d73ec46af75ef751. - Brett P. Milkie: Senior Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Dennis H. Nelson: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Michelle M. Hoffman: Senior Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. - Thomas B. Heacock: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit Committee: Chair Michael E. Huss; Members Michael E. Huss (Chair); Bill L. Fairfield; Hank M. Bounds; James E. Shada; Shruti S. Joshi. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_record:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Compensation Committee: Chair John P. Peetz, III; Members John P. Peetz, III (Chair); Bruce L. Hoberman; Hank M. Bounds; James E. Shada; Karen B. Rhoads. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_record:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee: Chair Angie J. Klein; Members Angie J. Klein (Chair); Bill L. Fairfield; Bruce L. Hoberman; Karen B. Rhoads; Shruti S. Joshi. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_record:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - BUCKLE INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1fc0be3b9f320ec96e54d79b536c594fe538620ff6d33130f8586be50aa07296. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1fc0be3b9f320ec96e54d79b536c594fe538620ff6d33130f8586be50aa07296. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1fc0be3b9f320ec96e54d79b536c594fe538620ff6d33130f8586be50aa07296. ## Committee Appointment - Michael E. Huss: chair, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Bill L. Fairfield: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Hank M. Bounds: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - James E. Shada: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Shruti S. Joshi: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - John P. Peetz, III: chair, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Bruce L. Hoberman: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Hank M. Bounds: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - James E. Shada: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Karen B. Rhoads: member, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Angie J. Klein: chair, Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:35. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Bill L. Fairfield: member, Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:36. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Bruce L. Hoberman: member, Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:37. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Karen B. Rhoads: member, Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:38. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. - Shruti S. Joshi: member, Nominating, Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:committee_appointment:39. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce. ## Security Listing - BKE (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:835d6cb9-534e-4d78-bf62-86a93556b213:security_listing:40. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1fc0be3b9f320ec96e54d79b536c594fe538620ff6d33130f8586be50aa07296. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:1fc0be3b9f320ec96e54d79b536c594fe538620ff6d33130f8586be50aa07296: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4bf9bc52cef2d023c8c1c24e09f07c2a9c0bc86c14e60ba178fe47c247e1bde8: [SEC DEF 14A 0000885245-26-000016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000016/bke-20260420.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f00013c1a8d2d40060b327622eab7492705540f064b26f644c2c91217a2bfa: [DEF 14A bke-20260420.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000016/bke-20260420.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c1e105feab0942a5180bc3cc32881ffdb114efe9ea3bb8a6d73ec46af75ef751: [BKE 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000012/bke-20260131.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:0a6834f8cdbdaf3e424f0b228243431125c5bfcb95849a7af434f0cdca7fa5ce: [Audit Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885245/000088524526000016/bke-20260420.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/buckle-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/buckle-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/buckle-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/buckle-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-23T00:32:05.153913+00:00; recorded 2026-10-23T00:32:05.153913+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.