Exits and hires: Luxury fashion online platform Farfetch reshuffles leadership team
Farfetch Chief Brand Officer Holli Rogers and Chief Growth Officer Martin Avetisyan are leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
At the same time, the luxury fashion online platform has named Elizabeth von der Goltz as its new Chief Fashion and Merchandising Officer and CEO of its Browns business.
Von der Goltz previously held positions at Bergdorf Goodman, Matches Fashion and Yoox Net-a-Porter Group.
Sindhura Sarikonda will, meanwhile, take on the role of President, Americas. Stephanie Simon is also joining the business to head up community and Web3 efforts as Vice President Community and Web3.
Sarikonda brings significant experience in the technology and e-commerce sectors, having served as a General Manager for Walmart U.S. E-commerce, Head of Beauty for Jet.com, and most recently, Global Head of In-Store at Klarna.
Simon was most recently on the founding team at Clubhouse and led growth as Head of Community.
José Neves, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Farfetch, says: “Our 2023 plan is very much focused on continuing to advance our platform vision whilst delivering growth, profitability and free cash flow.”
“These hires will help us achieve that. Elizabeth will play an integral role in curating and securing incredible merchandise to ensure our customers continue to have access to unrivalled supply.”
“And Sindhura’s leadership will position us to provide a differentiated shopping experience to luxury customers in the Americas, including our largest market, the United States.”
“Finally, Stephanie brings her incredible experience on how fashion can engage in Web3 and all the opportunities still to explore in this space.”
“On behalf of everyone at Farfetch, I would also like to pay a warm tribute to both Holli and Martin for the contributions they have made to our growth over the years. I am very grateful for their leadership and expertise, and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.”
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