Victoria’s Secret & Co. has appointed Hillary Super as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective 9 September.
Super succeeds Martin Waters in both roles, who will remain an advisor to the company until 31 August to support a smooth transition. Timothy Johnson, VS&Co’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, will serve as interim CEO effective today through 8 September.
Retail veteran Hillary Super brings nearly three decades of retail merchant expertise and a successful track record leading brands at the highest level. Her leadership experience spans intimates, apparel, accessories, beauty and home, where she demonstrated an ability to anticipate consumer needs and drive profitable growth.
She most recently served as CEO of intimates and accessories brand Savage X Fenty. She also previously served as the global CEO of Anthropologie Group, an Urban Outfitters Company.
Chair of the Board, Donna James, said: “VS&Co welcomes Hillary as our new CEO to power the business’ next chapter and deliver the foremost tenet of our transformation strategy: accelerating growth in our core business in North America.
“We are particularly impressed with her merchant leadership capabilities paired with an operator’s discipline and bias for driving value creation. She understands vertically integrated retail brands and has an intuitive understanding of the consumer landscape, informed by customer insights which are critical for consistently delivering in this industry and its ever-accelerating fashion and economic cycles. We are confident that Hillary can leverage VS&Co’s industry-leading brands with significant category and international expansion opportunities to accelerate growth and create shareholder value.”
Hillary Super added: “I am excited to join VS&Co, the market leader in the domestic intimates category. The strength of these iconic brands, supplemented by an incredible beauty business, provides numerous opportunities for future growth. I look forward to working with Donna and the rest of the Board and management team to make VS&Co the world’s leading fashion retailer of intimate apparel, rapidly expand our cultural influence, and create a dominant global market position to grow shareholder value.”
