Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced the election of Helen Vaid as an independent director, effective February 16, 2023. Ms. Vaid, 51, was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Foundry Brands, a digitally native brand platform.

In that role, which she held until February 2023, she was responsible for accelerating the omni-channel growth of Foundry's suite of consumer brands across a range of product categories. Prior to joining Foundry Brands, Ms. Vaid held a number of customer-centric leadership roles, responsible for growing businesses in both the digital and physical spaces, including Global Chief Customer Officer of Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc. and Vice President of Digital Store Operations and Experience at Walmart.com, a division of Walmart Inc. She also held several technology-focused roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Ms. Vaid also currently serves on the board of directors for Groupon Inc.