Fran Horowitz
Fran Horowitz-Bonadies is an American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a position she holds since her appointment in February, 2017 following the ouster of Mike Jeffries.[1] Horowitz joined the company in October, 2014 as President of the Hollister brand and served in this capacity for 13 months where she built upon marketing, merchandising and store operation changes put in motion years prior. [2] She was promoted to President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a new corporate role, in December 2015.[3] She served in this capacity for 13 months prior to being named CEO and member of the board of directors. Her 2017 annual compensation was $10.3M, nearly 3400 times an average (part-time) employee.[4] Her cash compensation was $3.2M, with $1.1M in salary and $2.1 in bonus, and stock equity grant was $6.8M.[5]
Fran Horowitz | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Lafayette College (BA) Fordham University (MBA) |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Known for | CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch |
Spouse(s) | Michael Bonadies |
Horowitz has many years of retail experience, briefly serving for 9 months as President of Ann Taylor Loft and in various corporate roles at Express, Inc. She also worked at Bloomingdale's for 13 years in various merchandising roles. She began her career in buying positions at Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, and Saks Fifth Avenue.[6]
Horowitz is a graduate of Lafayette College and received her MBA from Fordham University.[7]
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- Colangelo, BJ. "Most Ohio CEOs Make 100 Times More a Year Than the Average Employee, Report Finds". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
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- "Fran Horowitz-Bonadies: Executive Profile & Summary". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.