Fran Horowitz-bonadies

Biography

Ms. Fran Horowitz-Bonadies has been the Chief Executive Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. since February 1, 2017. Ms. Horowitz-Bonadies served as President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from December 21, 2015 to February 1, 2017. Ms. Horowitz-Bonadies served as the President of Hollister Brand at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from October 20, 2014 to December 20, 2015. She is responsible for all product and customer-facing activities for the Hollister brand and for its financial performance. Ms. Horowitz-Bonadies served as an Executive Vice President of Women’s Merchandising and Design at Express Inc. (Express Parent, LLC) from December 2007 to November 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Horowitz-Bonadies served as Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager from December 2005 to December 2007 at Express Parent, LLC. Prior to that, she served as Vice President and Merchandise Manager from March 2005 to December 2005. Prior to that, she worked at Bloomingdale’s for 13 years in various merchandising roles. She also worked early in her career in buying positions at Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller and Saks Fifth Avenue. Ms. Horowitz-Bonadies has 28 years of experience in retail and most recently served as the President of Ann Taylor Loft, a division of Ann Inc. Prior to Express, Ms. Horowitz spent 13 years with Bloomingdales, where she served in various merchandising roles. Throughout her career, Ms. Horowitz has helped improve profitability, been a key member of executive teams that drove overall corporate strategy and recruited, developed and led exceptional merchant and world class design teams. Ms. Horowitz is a graduate of Lafayette College and received her MBA from Fordham University.

Research Interest

Business management