America’s Wilsons the Leather Experts has announced that the company’s long-serving chairman and CEO Joel N. Waller will step down from his position by January 31, 2005. Mr Waller, 65 - who has been with the company for 28 years and has served as CEO for 21 years – said the time is right for a change of leadership. A replacement is currently being sought and the company hopes to make an announcement concerning this within one month.