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21 Aug

Misfits Names Darroll Jenkins Senior Vice President of Merchandise

Misfits Gaming Group is further establishing a link with the style world with a latest appointment. The entertainment company known for its gaming and esports has named Darroll Jenkins senior vice chairman of merchandise and consumer products. Jenkins previously worked on the Los Angeles Clippers as head of merchandise and was formerly the director of planning at Skims, where he led the brand’s e-commerce launch and oversaw planning and brand development. At Misfits, Jenkins is tasked with fostering connections between the corporate and the style world. He'll oversee merchandise launches, including the upcoming introduction of Misfits’ end-to-end merchandise service for creators. “Collaborating with a team of experts, our aim is to forge real brands and develop products with boundless potential,” Jenkins said concerning...
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6 Jun

KCD Taps Lauren Paris as Senior Vice President, Guest Experience

Lauren Paris has been promoted to senior vice chairman, guest experience, at KCD. She had been vice chairman of the Guest Experience Group, which she has led since 2018. The Guest Experience Group is chargeable for executing a high-caliber front-of-house experience for brand activations and events. This includes curated guest lists, optimized flow logistics, red carpet execution, event press amplification in addition to VIP and talent management. Paris is a 15-year veteran of KCD and has led the group’s most iconic events, reminiscent of the grand opening of Hudson Yards, Ralph Lauren’s fiftieth Anniversary in Central Park, Hermès’ Love Across the Block, and the annual CFDA Awards, in addition to fashion shows reminiscent of Gucci’s Love Parade on Hollywood Boulevard, and...
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19 May

Lester Gribetz, Master Merchant, Former Bloomingdale’s Vice Chair, Dies

Lester Gribetz, a former Bloomingdale’s vice chairman and for a long time a highly respected and talented retail executive immersed in the house furnishings and cosmetics industries, died Thursday morning at his home in Manhattan along with his husband by his side. He was 93. “Lester was a special and rare human being,” said his husband, Andy Peters, who confirmed Gribetz’s passing. “His open heart and type, caring nature captured everyone he got here into contact with. He was also a talented, once-in-a-generation merchant, which guided him from folding towels at Bloomingdale’s just out of the military to becoming vice chairman of the shop.” “He was a master merchant with an ideal eye,” said Jack Hruska, the previous executive vice chairman of...
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28 Dec

Francia Márquez Makes History As Colombia’s First Black Vice

Francia Márquez Makes History Francia Márquez Makes History For the primary time in Colombia’s history, a Black woman is about to develop into vice chairman. Francia Márquez, an Afro-Colombian environmental activist and lawyer, won Sunday’s runoff election because the running mate to President-elect Gustavo Petro, the country’s first progressive leftist leader. Born within the small town of Yolombo, situated within the Suárez municipality of the Cauca Mountains in southwest Colombia, Márquez is a single mother of two who first became an activist on the age of 13, when the development of a dam threatened her community. She became pregnant at 16, left school to work within the local gold mines, and eventually sought work as a housekeeper. She went on to complete...
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