Elisa Albella has been appointed Chief of Body Cupboard.
Launched in 2012 by Swedish entrepreneurs Erik Torstesson and Jens Gred, the Los Angeles headquarters started with a pair of adjusted denims earlier than changing into a way of life label for ladies and men.
Albella’s appointment marks a brand new chapter for the framework whereas the corporate plans to speed up its retail enterprise and broaden to international markets, notably in Europe and Asia, mentioned Nicolas Dreyfus, govt director of Body.
Body completed 2024 with a development of 15 % and has seen greater than 20 % in wholesale channels and offers this quarter, in line with Dreyfus.
“These are extraordinarily promising indicators, since we anticipate one other implausible yr by 2025,” he added, in an announcement to WWD. “Now we have a powerful presence in clothes prepared to be used and denim for each women and men and we now have nice enlargement potential to new territories and new classes of merchandise. We’re very optimistic concerning the steady optimistic trajectory for the model in 2026, and Elisa’s expertise shall be essential to proceed our development, optimize operations and information the final technique for the model.”
Albella labored extra not too long ago as director of Retail Technique and Operations in Al Yoga. Beforehand, he had a seven -year mandate in McKinsey & Firm, advising the CEOs and operational officers in vogue and retail sale within the firm’s workplaces in Madrid, London and La, additionally labored in Burberry as a part of his technique staff.
“I’ll be a part of the body in an extremely thrilling second,” Albella mentioned, in an announcement. She has a MBA from Stanford College. “There are daring plans for international enlargement, an inspiring inventive course and an simple impulse of the model. I’m excited to take my expertise to the desk to assist attain new heights whereas preserving what makes the model so totally different and particular.”