Ms. Linda Heasley

Biography

 Ms. Linda Heasley has been the Chief Executive Officer of The Honey Baked Ham Company, LLC since February 6, 2017. Prior to joining The Honey Baked Ham Company, Ms. Heasley served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Plus Fashion Segment at Ascena Retail Group Inc. since October 4, 2016. Ms. Heasley served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lane Bryant, Inc. since February 18, 2013 until February 2017. Ms. Heasley joined ascena's Lane Bryant division from The Limited Stores. She served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Limited Stores LLC from August 2007 to February 2013. She served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-President at Limited Stores, LLC until February 15, 2013. She has held senior leadership roles at CVS Health Corporation, Timberland LLC, Body Works and L Brands, Inc. and Limited Brands, Inc. She has been a Director of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. since May 4, 2017. She has been an Additional Independent Director of J.Jill, Inc. since March 2017. Ms. Heasley has held numerous senior leadership roles at Timberland, Limited Brands, Inc. and CVS Caremark. Ms. Heasley holds a B.A. degree from Harvard University and earned her M.B.A. from the John Anderson School of Management, UCLA.

Research Interest

 Food Processing and Technology