VICTORIA'S SECRET (CANADA) - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Customer Officer
- Chief Customer Officer of Victoria 's Secret & Co
- Digital Leader
Christine (Chris) Rupp is the Chief Customer Officer of Victoria's Secret & Co., where she is responsible for creating a seamless store and digital commerce business globally and is accountable for sales and profitability across both channels.
Chris is a transformational digital leader with 30 years in the retail field, including deep data and ecommerce expertise. She joins VS&Co from Albertsons where she was the Chief Customer and Digital Officer and dramatically expanded the loyal customer base and ecommerce distribution while she also improved the speed and cost of delivery.
Prior to that, Chris was at Microsoft and Amazon, where she led Fulfillment by Amazon and launched Amazon Prime Day.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer of Victoria 's Secret & Co
Dein Boyle is the Chief Operating Officer of Victoria's Secret & Co. Mr. Boyle has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Victoria's Secret since 2020. He previously served as chief operating officer of PINK from 2016 to 2020, chief administrative officer of PINK from 2015 to 2016, and executive vice president at PINK from 2012 to 2014. He holds a B.A. in business administration from Indiana State University. Mr. Boyle joined L Brands, Inc. in 2008.
Chief Financial Officer, Elizabeth Arden, a makeup, skincare, and perfume company, 2014 - 2016
Job Titles:
- Brand President of Victoria 's Secret
- Brand President, Victoria's Secret and Victoria 's Secret PINK
Greg Unis is the Brand President of Victoria's Secret and PINK and leads the design, merchandising, creative, planning, strategic patterning and business development functions. As Brand President, he has an integral role in continuing to evolve our brands, delight our customers and grow our business.
Greg Unis joined the business in 2016 and formerly held the roles of CEO of Victoria's Secret Beauty and most recently as Chief Growth Officer at Victoria's Secret & Co. As Chief Growth Officer, he was tasked with growing the business through new business development, international expansion and mergers and acquisition opportunities. Greg also led VS&Co's real estate and store design and construction teams focused on expanding the company's store of the future initiative.
In his role as CEO of Victoria's Secret Beauty, he was responsible for the nearly $1B Victoria's Secret Beauty, Victoria's Secret Accessories, and PINK Beauty businesses, helping the brand deliver record sales and extensive growth in all three categories. Greg has a long-tenured career in retail where he was formerly Executive Vice President and Global Head of Men's and Licensing Merchandising for Coach and held senior positions at Brooks Brothers and Gap Inc. Greg is a graduate of Boston University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Audit Committee
Chair of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
Irene has a broad range of experience and skills pertinent to global business operations, especially within the retail industry, gained from her numerous leadership positions and public directorships, including at sector-leading consumer companies. Irene led Campbell's second largest global reportable segment, with net sales exceeding $2.4 billion in 2014. She has deep experience in business transformation and is an expert in human capital management, branding, and marketing.
Irene is a thoughtful and strategic leader of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee. As Chair of the committee, Irene leads the critical work of overseeing VS&Co's executive compensation program and succession planning for the executive management team. She guided the development of VS&Co's inaugural executive compensation program and is constantly exploring ways to improve it.
Job Titles:
- Certified Public Accountant
- Financial Executive
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Audit Committee
Lauren is a seasoned financial executive and Certified Public Accountant with over thirty years of financial experience. During her executive career at Foot Locker, Lauren led development of the strategic planning process, digital transformation, and several acquisitions and divestitures. Her leadership experience with consumer focused, omni-channel, global retailers, together with her financial and strategic planning expertise and public company board experience, make her an asset to the VS&Co Board.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
- Executive Chairman, Minted
- Executive Chairman, Minted / Independent Director / Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
- Nominating and Governance Committee
Mariam is an experienced CEO and successful entrepreneur known for seeing around corners and pioneering both e-commerce and online creative communities. She founded Heretic Ventures, an incubator for companies at the intersection of culture, commerce, and creators; Minted, one of the most successful community-based e-commerce companies in the world; and Eve.com, a first-of-its-kind cosmetic e-commerce site. Mariam brings to the Board deep expertise in digital and direct-to-consumer retailing, modern media marketing, and mergers and acquisition transactions.
Mariam is a pioneer of capitalizing on opportunities within the digital retail space. She has been a key partner overseeing the acquisition of Adore Me, VS&Co's technology-led, digitally-native intimates brand, and the realization of synergies and other benefits from that acquisition.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Executive Officer of Victoria 's Secret & Co
- Retail Executive
Martin Waters is the Chief Executive Officer of Victoria's Secret & Co. Prior Mr. Waters served as the Chief Executive Officer of Victoria's Secret and Victoria's Secret Lingerie. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of L Brands International from 2008 to 2021 with responsibility for launching and growing the global Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works businesses under L Brands, Inc. He holds a B.A. in retail marketing from Manchester University in the United Kingdom. Mr. Waters joined L Brands in 2008.
Professional Experience
Chief Executive Officer, Victoria's Secret & Co., 2021 - present
Chief Executive Officer of VS Lingerie, L Brands, Inc., the former parent company of VS&Co, 2020 - 2021
Chief Executive Officer of International, L Brands, Inc., 2008 - 2020
Martin is a career retail executive who is respected for leading businesses with strong financial performance and equally strong and healthy corporate cultures. Martin has lived and worked in five countries, leveraging his experience in strategic planning, merchandising, brand management, marketing and supply chain operations to establish new business models in over 80 countries worldwide. Martin applies his experience serving as CEO of VS&Co and other leadership roles at L Brands since 2008 to supply unparalleled knowledge of VS&Co and the global intimates and beauty markets.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Legal Officer
Mel McAfee joined Victoria's Secret & Co. in May 2021 as Chief Legal Officer. Her role expanded to include Chief Human Resources Officer in October 2022. Previously she was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of EXPRESS, Inc., a specialty retail apparel company.
Prior to joining EXPRESS, Mel was in-house counsel for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. for over 10 years and a partner in the Labor & Employment practice of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP.
Mel has experience in the areas of governance, employment, privacy, marketing, regulatory, commercial contracts, health & safety, immigration and retail operations, both domestically and internationally. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the US and EU.
Mel earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Management Concentration from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1992 and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University in 1995.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founder
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Majority Ready, a marketing and strategy consulting firm, 2019 - present
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Executive Officer, Edgewell Personal Care
- Chief Executive Officer, Edgewell Personal Care / Independent Director / Member of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
Rod brings more than 20 years of experience in the global consumer goods industry, significant public company leadership and finance experience, and a strong track record of driving results. As Chief Executive Officer of Edgewell Personal Care Company, one of the world's largest manufacturers and marketers of personal care products in the wet shave, sun and skin care, and feminine care categories, Rod accelerated growth and margin expansion of a highly profitable business. Before beginning his career in the consumer goods industry, Rod served as an officer in the United States Air Force for five years.
Job Titles:
- Chief Finance and Administrative Officer of Victoria 's Secret & Co
- Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Tim Johnson is the Chief Finance and Administrative Officer of Victoria's Secret & Co. Most recently having served as both CFO for Victoria's Secret as well as the CFO and Chief Administrative Officer for Big Lots. He joined Victoria's Secret & Co. in 2021, bringing seven years of experience as a public company CFO, along with broad experience in strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, reporting, accounting, tax and investor relations, as well as risk management, asset protection and security and distribution centers.
Tim also served as interim co-CEO of Big Lots in 2018 with the company's chief merchant. He started his career in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand, followed by corporate finance roles at then Limited Brands.