Women’s accessories label Vera Bradley announced that chief executive officer Jacqueline Ardrey is stepping down. She joined the company in November 2022 as president and CEO, notably leading the “Project Restoration” rebrand. She will remain with the company through the end of July to aid in the transition. Chief financial officer Michael Schwindle is also exiting, effective June 30. He will be succeeded by former Coach exec Martin Layding, effective June 12. Ian Bickley will take on the new role of executive chairman, effective July 7.
American luxury outdoor clothing company Woolrich has promoted chief financial officer Lorenzo Flamini to CEO. Flamini joined Woolrich in 2017 and succeeds Stefano Saccone, who has served as CEO since 2019. The news comes after the company closed its transaction with Chinese fashion group Baoxiniao.
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The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), the largest network for fashion and textiles in the country, announced that Caroline Attwood has joined the board. Attwood is the managing director at Margaret Howell and brings over 30 years of experience in the design and retail sector. Her career spans senior roles at Mulberry, Anya Hindmarch and Ally Capellino in the UK, as well as international experience in the U.S., Australia and Italy.
Fabric and textile recycling non-profit organization FabScrap announced that co-founder and creative director Camille Tagle has officially stepped into the role of interim executive director following the departure of founder and CEO Jessica Schreiber. The FabScrap board will be interviewing candidates through the summer and shared hopes to announce a new executive director by the end of 2025.
Ohio-based third-party logistics provider ODW Logistics has named Troy Tibbetts as group president. Tibbetts brings more than 20 years of transportation and logistics experience to the role, where he will lead ODW’s commercial and operational strategy across contract logistics and transportation management. Tibbetts is the company’s fourth group president in its 54-year history. He succeeds Ted Nikolai, who will remain with ODW Logistics in a senior advisory role through the end of the year before joining ODW’s board of advisors.
Technology solutions company Lectra has named Maximilien Abadie as deputy CEO. In this new role, Abadie will oversee the group’s SaaS activities, with a focus on accelerating their development. Abadie joined Lectra in 2012 as project manager to the CEO before being appointed strategic planning analyst in 2013 and then strategy director in 2016. A member of the executive committee since 2019, he has held the position of chief strategy officer and chief product officer since August 2022.
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