Victoriaâs Secret & Co. announced key leadership appointments to further advance its strategic pillars of strengthening the core, igniting growth and transforming the foundation. Greg Unis will assume the role of Brand President, Victoriaâs Secret & PINK.
Unis will continue to report to Martin Waters, CEO of Victoriaâs Secret & Co., and lead the design, merchandising, creative, planning, strategic patterning and business development functions. Additionally, the company will welcome Anne Stephenson as its new Chief Merchandising Officer, reporting to Greg Unis. Stephenson joins the company after most recently serving as the Chief Merchandising and Product Officer of Torrid and will begin her role with Victoriaâs Secret & Co.
next month. Greg Unis joined the business in 2016 and formerly held the roles of CEO of Victoriaâs Secret Beauty and most recently as Chief Growth Officer at Victoriaâs Secret & Co. As Chief Growth Officer, he was tasked with growing the business through new business development, international expansion and mergers and acquisition opportunities.
Greg also led VS&Coâs real estate and store design and construction teams focused on expanding the companyâs store of the future initiative. In his role as CEO of Victoriaâs Secret Beauty, he was responsible for the nearly $1 billion Victoriaâs Secret Beauty, Victoriaâs Secret Accessories, and PINK Beauty businesses, helping the brand deliver record sales and extensive growth in all three categories. Greg has a long-tenured career in retail where he was formerly Executive Vice President and Global Head of Menâs and Licensing Merchandising for Coach, and held senior positions at Brooks Brothers and Gap Inc. Anne is a respected and strategic merchant with extensive leadership experience growing top brands, including more than 15 years with Victoriaâs Secret.
Most recently, Anne has served in chief merchant roles at Full Beauty Brands and Torrid.