Ms. Tamara Mellon

Biography

    Ms. Tamara Mellon is an Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Mellon has been a Director of the Company since August 2008. Ms. Mellon is the President of TMellon Enterprises LLC. In 1996, Ms. Mellon founded, and until November 2011 served in a senior executive capacity with J. Choo Limited (“Jimmy Choo”), a leading manufacturer and international retailer of glamorous, ready-to-wear women’s shoes and accessories based in London, England, including most recently serving as its Chief Creative Officer. Prior to that, Ms. Mellon served as accessories editor for British Vogue magazine, since 1990, and previously held positions at Mirabella magazine and Phyllis Walters Public Relations. Ms. Mellon also serves on the Board of Directors and on the Creative Advisory Board of The H Company Holdings, LLC, a privately held holding company which owns and manages the Halston fashion design company. From 2011 December 2015, Ms. Mellon served as Chief Executive Officer of Tamara Mellon Brand LLC, an affiliate of TMellon Enterprises LLC. In December 2015, Tamara Mellon Brand LLC filed voluntary petitions seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, while the order closing the related cases was entered into in June 2016. During the past 5 years, Ms. Mellon has served on the board of directors of the following company, which was required to file reports pursuant to the 1934 Act or was a registered investment company under the 1940 Act during her tenure as a director: Revlon, Inc. (2008 – present).

Research Interest

 Dermatology Case Reports