Cynthia Fields Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, NY

Cynthia (Cindy) Fields knows a thing or two about dresses. She began her career at a regional Ohio department store after graduating from Miami University in Ohio. Working her way up the ranks ultimately becoming President & CEO of Victoria Secret Direct catalog division in 1986. During her 14 years as the leader of the DTC division, revenues increased.

Greater New York City Area

Co-Chair, Development Committee (currently in the midst of a $50MM Capital Campaign)Member, Finance and Audit Committees

Greater New York City Area

School of Public Engagement

Fort Myers, Florida Area

Publicly traded company selling women's apparel under three brands: Chico's, White House/BlackMarket and Soma, with combined revenues of approx. $3 billion.

Watertown, MA

2009-2014: Chairman of the Board. Planned and conducted board meetings and Executive Committee meetings. Attended all other committee meetings as ex-officio. Determined the process for and participated in the recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding of a new CEO. Overhauled and improved the CEO evaluation process and the justification of the compensation of all.

Greater New York City Area

Personally owned and operated consulting firm focused on the direct marketing and retail industries. Clients included bebe, Dean & Deluca, Disney, Casual Living, Gump's, J Crew, Lazard Investments, Sarah Lee, and others. Speaker at various domestic and international conferences.

Boca Raton, FL

Privately held, $100 MM direct marketer of upscale women's apparel. Board was disbanded when company was acquired by Chico's in October 2011.

Warren, PA

Publicly traded (AMEX:BL), $500 MM direct marketer of men's and women's popular priced apparel. Board disbanded when company was acquired by Golden Gate Capital in 2007.Member: Compensation and Nominating/Goverance Committees.

New York

Responsible for all aspects of this operating division of a publicly traded company. Increased sales from $50 million to just under $1 billion and operating income from $7MM to $90MM making it one of the most profitable direct operations in the world. Launched the VS website and profitably mailed over 400 million catalogs annually. Participated in the 1996.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Publicly traded (NYSE) retail & direct marketer of the Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works brands, formerly owned by Limited Inc., absorbed into the parent company in 2003 forming Limited Brands, now known as L-Brands.

Greater New York City Area

Developed a unique process to analyze product performance in order to increase productivity, fully leverage advertising costs, increase response rates and drive up profitability. Introduced clothing (sportswear and ready-to-wear) into the product assortment. The clothing categories ultimately accounted for 60% of direct sales ($600MM).

Privately held, start-up direct marketing business selling upscale women's apparel. Supervised creative and marketing operations. Purchased all creative, printing, and mailing services.