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Barcelona, Ct, Es

Mountain View, Wy, Us

The circular economy stands at the intersection of sustainability and innovation.

New York, New York, Us

Changing the way people interact with the world around them by connecting digital information to physical things. Blue Bite's patented platform empowers creators to build dynamic digital content and channel it through physical items using technologies like NFC, QR and geofencing. Authenticate products, trace responsible production practices, and create unique consumer experiences to drive additional sales because physical things are made smarter.

New York, New York, Us

Capitalizing on accelerated adoption of Digital Product Passports (DPP) and onboarding brands including Adidas, L'Oreal, Kering, Zadig & Voltaire and Decathlon we grew the business 300% between 2018 and 2021. Overseeing BusDev and GTM strategy, including industry relevant business use cases, product development, contract negotiations and management of overall digital transformation projects by partnering with leadership team cross-functionally. This contribution lead to our exit in 2021 resulting in significant returns for investors and distributions to team members.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Global FashionTech accelerator program formed by business partners like Prada, Armani, Valentino, PWC, Accenture, and more representing the entire fashion value chain, an international network of connected academic and private accelerators, and a global community of experts, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Barcelona, Spain, Es

A startup accelerator with international scope and the first to be backed by a fashion brand in Spain, in collaboration with the open innovation platform Plug and Play.Supporting startups that can solve the key challenges facing the fashion industry related to circular economy, inventory traceability, digital personalisation and more.Participating Startups: Syrup, SXD, Personify XP, Resortecs, Vestico, Swearit and Exonode.

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

‘Platform A’ was established as adidas’ digital sport accelerator program for startups creating new business models through circular economy, digital fashion and network effect. The focus of this program lies on the areas of digital, global sales and community building. Found at the heart of Paris’ Station F start-up hub – the biggest of its type in the world, with more than 1,000 startups and 3,000 employees.

Arenys De Mar, Barcelona, Es

Member of the Executive Team and BOD. Leading a team across all product functions, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for all aspects of the product lifecycle including; Buying, Design, Planning & Allocation, Marketing & VM as well Global Sourcing & Production including Overseas offices/QC, Technical teams.

Utrecht, Nl

Buying, Merchandising, Design Director and Member of the Management Team for WE Fashion. WE is part of the European fashion conglomerate Logo International, which also owns the brands O’Neill and Van Gils.

Palau Solità I Plegamans, Barcelona, Es

Women's Woven's Division. Annual sales budget: 900 million EUR.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Hollister Girls Knits

San Francisco, California, Us

Old Navy Women´s Woven Tops/Dresses/Outerwear

San Francisco, California, Us

Old Navy Men´s Woven Bottoms

San Francisco, California, Us

An Executive Training Program at Gap, Inc. to create future leaders in the company. The program rotates trainees through each brand (Old Navy, Gap and Banana Republic) and each core function (in-store experience, merchandising, marketing, planning, and production) to build general management skills.

San Francisco, California, Us

Banana Republic

Strategy & Sustainability

Women'S Leadership Program

Compassion Cultivation Training (Cct™)

Fashion And Sustainability

Circular Economy And Sustainability Strategies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs