US apparel marketer Chico's FAS has appointed Diane Ellis as president of its Chico's brand with effect from November 1, 2016. Ellis joins Chico's from The Limited and has over 35 years of retail experience. She will oversee all business activities for the Chico's brand and will report directly to Shelley Broader, chief executive officer of Chico's FAS.
Before The Limited, Diane Ellis was chief operating officer at Brooks Brothers, where she oversaw stores, ecommerce, IT, HR, sourcing, product development, finance, supply chain and planning functions.US apparel marketer Chico's FAS has appointed Diane Ellis as president of its Chico's brand with effect from November 1, 2016. Ellis joins Chico's from The Limited and has over 35 years of retail experience. She will oversee all business activities for the Chico's brand and will report directly to Shelley Broader, chief executive officer of Chico's FAS.#
Prior to Brooks Brothers, Ellis was the founding partner of Lighthouse Retail Group, managing director for the Retail Strategy Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and director of merchandise planning, allocation and inventory control at Filene's.
She also served in merchandising, planning, strategy and store management roles at Joseph Horne's department stores and at Marshalls, where she launched the petite and swimwear businesses. (AR)
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