Senior Vice President, Business Development, Corporate/Legal Affairs
Greater New York City Area
Served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel at Liz Claiborne Inc. (now Kate Spade & Company), leading corporate communications, social responsibility initiatives and labor relations.Led the company’s business development function, including divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances and partnerships, and successfully helped sell or reposition more than 15 brands during a critical period for the organization. Served as Co-Chair of President Clinton’s Apparel Industry Partnership (AIP), a coalition of consumer companies, human rights organizations, labor rights and consumer groups formed by the President to help improve global working conditions. The AIP created an historic Code of Conduct and independent monitoring system and led to the creation of the Fair Labor Association (FLA), which now enforces compliance with the code of conduct.