Alexis: COO/Managing Director - USA
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Position: COO/Managing Director
Nationality: USA
Home Country: USA
Experience
Top-performing and execution-driven Managing Director with experience across luxury fashion online retailers and sustainability-focused direct-to-consumer brands, with revenues ranging from €250m-€3bn in listed and pre-IPO companies
Major Achievements
Opened the first office outside of the US in London and hired a best-in-class, diverse team with senior reports across brand, digital, data, merchandising and operations (~100 headcount including retail stores)
o Responsible for P&L and growth of UK, European business of +96% Ecommerce Sales, +40% Wholesale Sales, and Retail Sales +315% in 2022
o Led development of first European 3PL and localized website (German), EU resale launch (Vestiaire)
Industry Sector Competencies
• E-Commerce/Internet• Consumer Goods
• Leisure Industry
• Media
Professional Objectives
• Function: Managing Director, CEO, COO• Interim Manager: Yes
• Permanent Position: Yes
• Operational: Yes
• Availability: Full time
• Prefered Locations: London, UK
Additional Professional Interests
• Operational Coaching on demand• Non Executive Director Assignments
Countries Covered
• China• Italy
• Japan
• UK
• USA
Operational Competencies
• Business development (Expert)• Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)
• New product or service launch (Expert)
• Geographical expansion (Expert)
• Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)