The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Former Hermès CEO joins MycoWorks’ board. Patrick Thomas will serve as an independent board member at the company, which is looking to scale up its production process to create lab-grown leather alternatives derived from the root structure of mushrooms. Thomas served as chief executive of Hermès between 2003 and 2014 and has also held C-level positions with Lancaster Group and Pernod Ricard.
Saks Off 5th names e-commerce chief operating officer. Former Amazon operations executive Shivi Shankaran will take on the role at Saks Off 5th’s e-commerce business effective August 16. Shankaran previously served in an advisory capacity to Saks Off 5th and spent nearly 15 years working at Amazon.
To provide actionable insights and inspiration on how fashion and retail industries can further embed diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and business strategies today, BoF Careers co-hosted a panel discussion with The Outsiders Perspective. Now, BoF shares key learnings from the panel.
Discover the most exciting career opportunities now available on BoF Careers — including jobs from Tapestry, Alexander McQueen and Toteme.
A US regulator has banned most uses of the clauses, which started as a way for fashion companies to prevent senior executives from walking off with trade secrets, but have become a standard retention tool.
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.