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.
Moncler names Nike veteran to support the brand’s evolution. Gino Fisanotti, Nike’s former brand creative officer, will join Moncler as chief brand officer from Jun. 7. The newly-created position will report directly to Moncler chairman Remo Ruffini.
PVH leadership exits. Mike Shaffer, chief operating and financial officer, will be leaving in September; a replacement has not yet been announced. Cheryl Abel-Hodges, chief executive of Calvin Klein, will be transitioning to an advisory position effective from July 1 through February 2022. Trish Donnelly, chief executive of PVH Americas, will take full global leadership responsibility.
Jenna Hendricks promoted to SVP, chief people officer of Capri. Hendricks, who has been at Michael Kors for over 17 years, will be responsible for leading the global human resources organisation for Capri Holdings across all three of its luxury brands, Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo, effective June 1. Hendricks will continue to report to chairman and chief executive John D. Idol.
Herve Bougon joins Creative Artists Agency fashion division. The veteran fashion executive will be joining CAA Fashion, a division of the entertainment and sports agency, to help grow the agency’s presence in the fashion industry. Bougon will be joining in a leadership capacity, in addition to signing models, effective immediately.
Facebook names first-ever chief business officer. Marne Levine, previously vice president of global partnerships for the social media giant, will oversee Facebook’s advertising, business and global partnerships in the role. She will report to chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
BoF spoke to fashion HR managers, career coaches and an employment lawyer to share advice on how to navigate the experience, better understand the legalities of the situation and optimise your next career steps.
Discover the most exciting career opportunities now available on BoF Careers — including jobs from Tiffany & Co., Maison Margiela and Tomorrow.
At the Vancouver-based yoga lifestyle juggernaut, being Black is ‘off brand,’ according to months of reporting by BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young.
Like many companies in fashion and other industries, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department in 2020 it said would help improve its diversity and inclusion and create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former Black employees said things have only worsened since then.