Michael F. Neidorff, chairman and CEO of Centene Corporation, a multi-line healthcare company, has been elected to the board of directors of Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

Brown Shoe is a $2.3 billion footwear company with global operations. The

company operates Famous Footwear chain, and over 300 specialty retail stores in the US and Canada under the Naturalizer, FX LaSalle and Via Spiga names, and Shoes.com. Through its wholesale divisions, it owns and markets brands including Via Spiga, Naturalizer, LifeStride, Nickels Soft, Connie and Buster Brown.