Divisional Vice President, Visual Merchandising - Global Creative Director
Part of creative team driving $4B+ growth for Coach worldwide, with last half of tenure split between Coach brands, subsidiaries and distributors across Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East along with the development and launch of the Reed Krakoff brand. COACH LEATHERWEAR (2004-2013):Cross-functional executive team leadership contributing to Coach’s 9-year global expansion, including the launch and management of flagship stores, international businesses, key collections, store design partnerships and a men’s business, as well as factory and DFS businesses. Built and developed in-house and freelance teams, and trained global leaders around company’s core values and merchandising standards flowing into a global sales force. Served on executive team that redesigned business and process workflows for five business units.REED KRAKOFF (2009 to 2013): Appointed to leadership team charged with launching the Reed Krakoff brand in 2010. Included visual merchandising and store design to market the new brand domestically and abroad through freestanding stores and shop-in-shops. ALL POSITIONS:Divisional Vice President, Global Creative Development (3/12-5/13)Senior Creative Director, Global Environments (9/09-1/12)Creative Director, Global Environments (3/04-9/09)