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US luxury group Tapestry has appointed Anna Bakst as CEO and brand president of Kate Spade<\/strong> replacing Craig Leavitt who made the decision to exit the brand following its acquisition by Tapestry (then Coach group) in 2017.<\/p>\n

Bakst had, until January 2017, been group president of accessories and footwear at Michael Kors<\/strong> and her new role will reunite her with Nicola Glass who was appointed creative director of Kate Spade at the end of last year<\/a>, replacing British designer and executive Deborah Lloyd. Glass had previously been\u00a0senior vice president of accessories design at Michael Kors.<\/p>\n

Bakst will be\u00a0responsible for all aspects of Kate Spade globally and will report to Victor Luis, Tapestry, Inc.\u2019s CEO<\/strong> who has been leading the brand in an interim capacity since Leavitt\u2019s departure. He said Bakst's appointment marked \"another key step in the evolution of the Kate Spade brand\".<\/p>\n

\u201cShe brings a rare combination of business acumen, directly related fashion experience and strong leadership skills<\/strong> to the company. Together with recently appointed Creative Director Nicola Glass, we now have the right senior management in place to lead the talented Kate Spade brand team and drive the business globally,\u201d Luis said.<\/p>\n

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Bakst has more than 25 years' experience in managing and developing global fashion brands. Prior to the 14 years she spent at Michael Kors she was at Donna Karan for 12 years<\/strong>. She also\u00a0holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.<\/p>\n

Luis added: \u201cAnna\u2019s focus on product innovation \u2013 notably in the key categories of accessories and footwear \u2013 will be a key pillar of the Kate Spade growth strategy.<\/strong> Her deep experience in design, development and merchandising, and her global consumer knowledge will be invaluable assets propelling Kate Spade\u2019s next chapter of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bakst said she was \u201cextremely excited about leading Kate Spade\u2019s passionate and accomplished team\" and joining Tapestry\u2019s house of brands, which also includes Coach and Stuart Weitzman. \u201cI believe the Kate Spade business has tremendous opportunity across product categories<\/strong>, channels and geographies. I look forward to leveraging the brand\u2019s global potential and to bringing its unique and empowering feminine positioning to women around the world,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The then Coach group finalised is $2.4bn acquisition of Kate Spade<\/a> in July last year. The group then rebranded as Tapestry<\/a> last autumn as part of its repositioning as a luxury brand house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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