Author: Kaitlyn Frey / Source: PEOPLE.com
Victoria’s Secret‘s executive Jan Singer, CEO of the brand’s lingerie division, has resigned after just two years with the company. The news was first reported by The Financial Times, and confirmed by PEOPLE.
According to the report, L Brands, the parent company of Victoria’s Secret, plans to officially announce Singer’s resignation next week, ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings report, scheduled for Tuesday. Before her time at Victoria’s Secret, Singer served as the chief executive officer of Spanx and spent 10 years in senior leadership roles at Nike.
Victoria’s Secret has faced its share of problems this year, from store closings to declining sales. Last week, the brand also faced major backlash for the lack of inclusion in the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which airs on ABC on Dec. 2.
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After filming the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show wrapped, the brand and L Brands’ chief marketing officer Ed Razek faced backlash for his comments, which seemed to justify the lack of curvy and transgender models on the VS runway.
In an interview with Vogue, Razek said that the brand would…
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