Shuffle Board: Vince CEO Resigns, Kontoor Brands Names COO

Alexandra Harrell
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Retail

Vince

Contemporary retailer Vince announced that Jack Schwefel has resigned as chief executive officer. The company’s board of directors has appointed David Stefko, current director and former chief financial officer, as interim CEO, and has initiated a search process to identify a permanent CEO. Stefko has over 30 years of senior finance and executive management experience and has been a member of the board since last June after retiring from his role as the CFO, which he held from 2015 to 2023.

Nordstrom Rack

Nancy Mair, Nordstrom Rack’s senior vice president of merchandising and GMM, announced on LinkedIn that she is leaving the company. The news comes roughly two years after she joined the company as senior vice president of Rack merchandising. She cited traveling for a week each month as an influence for her departure.

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Brands

Authentic Brands Group

Lim Mi-Kyoung
Lim Mi-Kyoung.

Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group has announced the appointment of Lim Mi-Kyoung as SVP, head of Australia and New Zealand. In her new role, Mi-Kyoung will oversee Authentic’s regional expansion, focusing on brand development and driving long-term growth.  Mi-Kyoung has over 25 years of experience in the branded entertainment business. She has served in leadership roles at WP Brands, Gaffney Licensing and Hallmark Australia, managing numerous blue-chip brands, including Pokémon, Netflix, Disney, Mattel and Hasbro.

Lululemon

Yoga pants purveyor Lululemon announced the appointment of Teri List to serve on its board of directors. List has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Gap Inc., Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Kraft Food Group, overseeing organizations across finance, accounting, legal, real estate and information technology.

Kontoor Brands

Global lifestyle apparel company Kontoor Brands announced the appointment of Tom Waldron as chief operating officer. In this role, Waldron will assume responsibility for both Wrangler and Lee globally and maintain oversight of the company’s global supply chain operations.

Technology

Arrive Recommerce

Kenneth Pate
Kenneth Pate

Arrive Recommerce, a technology company that merges returns and secondhand sales in one platform, announced the appointment of SaaS veteran Kenny Pate as chief product officer. Pate established his e-commerce career at eBay and has since dedicated the past 20 years to launching and scaling innovative products at startups like Thirty Madison and Deliv.

Trade

Apparel Impact Institute

Nonprofit collective Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) announced the newest addition to its board of directors, Hasitha Premaratne. Hasitha will be the seventh member of the board, bringing the unique and critical supplier perspective to the boardroom. Premaratne currently serves as the managing director of the Brandix Group, driving the overall strategy and transformation of the company while overlooking its global business. He is also the managing director of Brandix India, and sits in group subsidiaries and investment ventures that include Teejay Lanka PLC, Inqube Global and Best Pacific Lanka Ltd.