The Direct 60 2023 Alumni

THE DIRECT 60 | 2023

Top Executives Mastering
Brand-To-Consumer

Name

Title

Current Company

Years In Industry

Prior Companies

Jed Berger

President

Kenneth Cole

Foot Locker, Modell’s Sporting Goods

Andrea Bozeman

VP, Consumer Marketing

Michael Kors

Victoria’s Secret, Estée Lauder

Megan Brophy

VP, Marketing & Brand Strategy

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

160over90, inVentiv Health

Roger Buan

VP, Omnichannel

Cos Bar

Estée Lauder Companies, Walt Disney Company

Jenny Campbell

CMO

Kate Spade

Tinder, Nike

Pooja Chandiramani

VP, Marketing Analytics, Operations & Transformation

Coach

–

Vivian Chang

CMO

Kate Spade

Tinder, Nike

Sabrina Cherubini

SVP, Brand & Digital

Hanky Panky

Leo Burnet, Havas, Sears, ANN INC. (Loft & Ann Taylor)

Richard Cowell

VP, Digital Strategy & Operations

Citizen’s Watch America

Club Monaco

Matt Curtis

SVP, Digital

HATCH Collective

Moda Operandi, Inc, Saks Fifth Avenue

Aslihan Danisman

VP, Marketing & eCommerce

Paul Stuart

Ermenegildo Zegna, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, AT&T

Sue Davidson

VP, eCommerce

Greyson Clothiers

vineyard vines, Ralph Lauren, J.Crew, Bloomingdales

Andrea DiNunzio

GM, Luxury Skincare

Coty

Unilever, Neutrogena, L’Oréal S.A., Avon

Jennifer Downes

CMO

Lenovo

–

Ken Downing

Creative Director | Halston

Chief Creative Officer | Xcel Brands

Hearst, Neiman Marcus

Mike Dupuis

CDO

SPARC Group LLC

PVH Corp., American Eagle Outfitters, The Children’s Place, Party City

Maureen Erickson

SVP, Global Guest Innovation

lululemon

–

Antonio Escalona

SVP, Hispanic Business Unit

PepsiCo Foods North America, Frito Lay, Quaker Oats

Ernst & Young

Stefani Fleurant

SVP, Global Marketing

Aeropostale & Macy’s

Kim Gallagher

Executive Director of Marketing & Customer Success

Nuuly

URBN, Anthropologie

Nico George

VP, Global Retail Operations

Herschel Supply

REI, Patagonia

Dr. Amy Gershkoff Bolles

Global Head of Digital & Emerging Technology Strategy

Levi Strauss & Co.

eBay Inc.

Amelia Gesser

Head of Mobile Commerce

Ralph Lauren

Carolina Herrera

Katie Gohman

CMO

Marc Jacobs

Ralph Lauren, Coach, L’Oréal

Naveen Gunti

VP, Head of Logistics, Digital & Technology – International

American Eagle Outfitters

Theory and Helmut Lang, TUMI, Brooks Brothers

Brian Horgan

VP, Digital Commerce

Acushnet

Adidas

Yenelle Jackson

VP, Chief of Staff to President

Marquee Brands

PVH Corp., Amazon, Nordstrom

Chris Jasiewicz

COO

Cougar Shoes

–

Doug Jensen

SVP, GTM Analytics & Activation and Learning Center of Excellence (COE)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Avon Products, Information Resources & ACNielsen

Deepak Jose

Senior Director & Global Head of ODDA Analytics Solutions

Mars Wrigley

10+

The Coca-Cola Company, ABB, Asurion & Mu Sigma

Vinod Kasturi

CEO – Americas |Kitsuné

CEO | MA®KET

Vevo, ZelnickMedia Capital, Rothschild

Nadine Kheirallah

SVP, Global Retail

Fresh

L’Oréal, Nestlé Nespresso SA

Sarah Kleinman

VP & GM Global Digital

Vans

The North Face, Gap Inc.

Linda Li Steiner

Head of Customer Activation & Marketing, H&M Americas

H&M

Bath & Body Works and White Barn, The Boston Consulting Group

Scott McCabe

SVP, eCommerce

True Religion

Gap Inc., Macy’s, Columbia Sportswear Company

Jemima Miller

Global Head of CRM

The Body Shop

Foxtel, Jack Daniel’s, DuluxGroup

Rohit Palekar

SVP, Customer Strategy & Growth

Marquee Brands

McKinsey & Company, TechStyleOS

Olga Pancenko

CEO EMEA

Delvaux

PERRIN PARIS

Chris Peña

GVP, Consumer Technologies

PVH

15+

EY, Razorfish, Aspire Lifestyles, Pearson

Michelle Peterson

CMO

Kendra Scott

General Mills, IHG, LifeTime, Pressed

Lisa Pillette

SVP, CMO

Fossil Group

Casper Sleep, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, American Eagle Outfitters, Levi Strauss & Co.

Lauren Price

VP, eCommerce & Digital Strategy

J. Crew

Gartner, L2, Demandware

Brian Price

SVP, Head of Omni Channel Planning & Allocation, North America

Tommy Hilfiger

Gap Inc., Old Navy

Katie Pursino

VP, eCommerce & Performance Marketing

Madewell

J.Crew, Barclays Capital

Dimple Rao

VP, Head of Digital Product Management & Experience Design

Chico’s FAS

FTD Companies, Walgreens, Bank of America

Ann Marie Resnick

VP, Marketing

Hammecher Schlemmer

Scholastic, BMG Columbia House, Time Warner Inc. Book of the Month Club

Alexa Ritacco

CMO

Jenni Kayne

–

Bindu Shah

EVP, Global CMO & CDO

Tory Burch

SEPHORA, Tory Burch

Amy Smith

Chief Brand & Impact Officer

TOMS

Apple and The Knot

Loris Spadaccini

Director & GM USA

Save The Duck

Puma, Bally, Onitsuka Tiger

Jennifer Stender Hawkins

SVP, Marketing & Business Development

Centric Brands/ Favorite Daughter

Liz Claiborne, Hugo Boss

Nandika Suri

VP, Global CRM, Loyalty & Personalization

Under Armour

United Airlines

Dani Tan

VP, Digital Merchandising & Product Marketing

Authentic Brands Group

DVF, New York & Company

Laina Thompson

(Former) VP, Global eCommerce & Customer Service

(Former) Stuart Weitzman, a Tapestry Company

Tiffany & Co., Amazon, Bloomingdale’s

Susan Valenzuela

VP, eCommerce Merchandising: Aeropostale, Nautica, Lucky Brand

SPARC Group LLC

Macy’s, Bloomingdales, ANN INC., PVH Corp.

Roshan Varma

(Former) VP, Customer Platforms & Analytics

–

Tapestry, AlixPartners, Abercrombie & Fitch

Lisa Walker

President – Jewelry Services

Signet Jewelers

Campbell Soup Company, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Melissa Worth

SVP, Americas

New Balance

Perry Ellis International, Puma, TJX

Heather Wilberger

CTO & CIO

VINCE

Rocket Homes, Bedrock, Detroit

Abbie Weiss

VP, D2C & Brand Platforms

L’Oréal

Salesforce