Corporate Governance
CORPORATE OFFICERS
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Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren
Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
Mr. R. Lauren founded our business in 1967 and, for five decades, has cultivated the iconography of America into a global lifestyle brand. He is currently our Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer and has been a director of the Company since prior to our initial public offering
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Patrice LouvetPatrice Louvet
President and Chief Executive Officer
Patrice Louvet is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation and also serves on the Ralph Lauren Board of Directors. Mr. Louvet joined the Ralph Lauren Corporation in July 2017 after serving as Group President at Procter & Gamble (P&G). He’s a global bra
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Jane NielsenJane Nielsen
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Jane Nielsen has been the Chief Financial Officer at Ralph Lauren Corporation since September 2016 and its Chief Operating Officer since April 2019. She leads Ralph Lauren's global technology, finance, business development and real estate organizations, and drives the company's financia
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Valérie HermannValérie Hermann
President, Global Brands
Ms. Hermann has been our Global Brand President of Luxury, Women's Collections, and World of Accessories since May 2016. She served as our President of Luxury Collections from April 2014 through April 2016. She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Reed Krakoff Co. from April 201
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David LaurenDavid Lauren
Chief Innovation Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board
Mr. David Lauren has been our Chief Innovation Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board since October 2016. From November 2010 to October 2016, he served as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Global Advertising, Marketing and Communications. Prior to that, he served in numerous lea
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Howard SmithHoward Smith
Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Howard Smith is Chief Commercial Officer at Ralph Lauren. He has been with Ralph Lauren for over 16 years, having worked in various capacities based in the US, Europe and Asia. Most recently he was responsible for the Company’s International Division, based in Geneva, Switzerland, w
Chief Commercial Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Ralph LaurenRalph Lauren
Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
Mr. R. Lauren founded our business in 1967 and, for five decades, has cultivated the iconography of America into a global lifestyle brand. He is currently our Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer and has been a director of the Company since prior to our initial public offering
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Angela AhrendtsAngela Ahrendts
Senior Vice President, Retail
Ms. Ahrendts has been a director of the Company since May 2018. Ms. Ahrendts has served as the Senior Vice President, Retail of Apple Inc. (“Apple”) since May 2014. Prior to Apple, Ms. Ahrendts joined Burberry Group plc in January 2006 where she served as a director and Chief Executive
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John R. AlchinJohn R. Alchin
Retired Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Alchin has been a director of the Company since February 2007. He served as Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Comcast Corporation, a broadband cable provider offering a variety of consumer entertainment and communication products and services,
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Arnold H. AronsonArnold H. Aronson
Principal Director, Retail Strategies
Mr. Aronson has been a director of the Company since November 2001. Since November 2016, he has been a Principal Director of Retail Strategies of Kurt Salmon, a part of Accenture plc’s retail industry consulting practice, specializing in providing consulting services to retail and consu
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Frank A. Bennack Jr.Frank A. Bennack Jr.
Executive Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Mr. Bennack has been a director of the Company since January 1998 and also serves as Lead Independent Director of our Board. He is Executive Vice Chairman of The Hearst Corporation (“Hearst”) and served as Hearst’s Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to 2002 and then again from June 2008
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Dr. Joyce F. BrownDr. Joyce F. Brown
President
Dr. Brown has been a director of the Company since May 2001. She has been the President of the Fashion Institute of Technology (“FIT”) and Chief Executive Officer of the FIT Foundation since 1998. From 1983 to 1992, Dr. Brown served as Vice Chancellor, as well as the University Dean of
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Joel L. FleishmanJoel L. Fleishman
Professor of Law and Public Policy
Mr. Fleishman, a director of the Company since January 1999, has been Professor of Law and Public Policy at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University since 1971 and the Director of the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions at Duke Uni
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Michael A. GeorgeMichael A. George
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. George has been a director of the Company since May 2018. He has served as the President of QVC, Inc. (“QVC”) since November 2005 and as its Chief Executive Officer since April 2006. In 2018, he was named CEO of QVC’s parent, Liberty Interactive, which was subsequently renamed Qurat
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Hubert JolyHubert Joly
President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Joly has been a director of the Company since June 2009. He has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy”) since September 2012. Mr. Joly also serves as a member of Best Buy’s board of directors and has been its Chairman since June 2015. P
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Linda Findley KozlowskiLinda Findley Kozlowski
Chief Operating Officer Etsy, Inc.
Ms. Kozlowski has been a director of the Company since August 2018. Ms. Kozlowski has served as the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Etsy since May 2016. Prior to joining Etsy, Ms. Kozlowski was COO of Evernote, where she oversaw worldwide operations, and led crossfunctional teams in
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David LaurenDavid Lauren
Chief Innovation Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board
Mr. D. Lauren has been our Chief Innovation Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board since October 2016. From November 2010 to October 2016, he served as our Executive Vice President of Global Advertising, Marketing and Communications. Prior to that, he served in numerous leadership roles
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Patrice LouvetPatrice Louvet
President and Chief Executive Officer
Patrice Louvet is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation and also serves on the Ralph Lauren Board of Directors. Mr. Louvet joined the Ralph Lauren Corporation in July 2017 after serving as Group President at Procter & Gamble (P&G). He’s a global br
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Judith McHaleJudith McHale
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ms. McHale has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cane Investments, LLC since 2011. Ms. McHale previously served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of State from 2009 to 2011. In 2006, Ms. McHale worked in
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Robert C. WrightRobert C. Wright
Senior Advisor
Mr. Wright has been a director of the Company since May 2007. He is a Co-Founder of Autism Speaks and has been a Senior Advisor at Lee Equity Partners, LLC, an investment firm, since May 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of the Palm Beach Civic Association since April 2010. He served as
Senior AdvisorLee Equity Partners, LLC
