Carole Hochman, Naked's new CEO, Creative Officer and Board Chair, is a renowned designer and sleepwear pioneer. She is considered one of the single most influential women in the intimate apparel and sleepwear business in the United States. For over 30 years, Carole has been creating intimate apparel and was the driving force behind the Carole Hochman Design Group, for which she served as Chief Creative Officer until her departure in 2013 and for which she previously served as CEO until its acquisition by Komar in 2010. Under Carole's leadership, the Carole Hochman Design Group manufactured Carole Hochman brand of sleepwear, loungewear and daywear, and numerous sleepwear collections including Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Jockey, Donna Karan, Tommy Bahama and Betsey Johnson.

 

Michael Flanagan, Naked's new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, brings more than 30 years of successful apparel experience in both finance and operations. Michael began his career at Warnaco Inc., a Fortune 500 Apparel Company, where he managed cost accounting, financial accounting and internal audit for multiple divisions. At Crystal Brands, another Fortune 500 apparel company, Michael served as Internal Audit Manager.

 

Michael next spent 13 years at Brooks Brothers Inc., serving as CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance and Logistics where he helped grow the company from less than $200 million in sales to over $650 million. In 2001, as CFO, Michael partnered with Morgan Stanley and helped lead the team, as CFO, selling Brooks Brothers to Retail Brand Alliance in 2002. From 2003 to 2009, Michael served as the COO/CFO of luxury brand, Nat Nast Inc., after which he became COO/CFO of Summit Golf Brands until 2013.