Christiane Pendarvis is a growth-oriented brand president with over 25 years of experience leading direct-to-consumer and omni-channel retail businesses. Her career focus has been in retail general management and merchandising, running $250M to $1B operating businesses with Fortune 500 brands such as Old Navy and Victoria's Secret. Known for her ability to translate insights into business strategies, she has extensive strategic planning, assortment development, digital commerce and retail operations experience; and has driven large scale technology infrastructure projects. Ms. Pendarvis approaches all her roles with compassion, humility and empathy, driving profitable growth and shareholder value by unlocking the power of people and diverse teams. She sits on the board of directors for Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS) and Hootsuite (Chair – Nom/Gov, Member – Audit) and was previously on the board of Savage X Fenty. Ms. Pendarvis has been recognized in WWD's 2023 Most Inspirational Women Leaders, WWD's 2022 50 Women in Power and as a Top Woman in Retail by Women in Retail Leadership Circle in 2021.
Ms. Pendarvis was most recently Co-President at Savage X Fenty. Under her leadership, the company delivered 200% revenue growth in 2020, 80% growth in 2021 and successfully closed two financing rounds totaling $240M in 2021. She led an expansion into new product categories including Mens, Loungewear and Womens Activewear as well as the brand's channel expansion into physical retail in 2022. Prior to Savage X, Ms. Pendarvis was with FullBeauty Brands, a leading direct to consumer multi brand apparel company, where, as SVP E-commerce and Marketplaces, she had P&L responsibility for 80% of the company's $800M in annual revenue. She drove rapid growth of the marketplace channel, doubling the business in less than two years. Her scope of experience is wide, having managed women's and men's apparel, intimate apparel, beauty, consumer electronics and consumer packaged goods Energized by high growth environments, Ms. Pendarvis also has experience in start-ups and mid-tier companies. She excels in helping brands, teams and individuals grow and succeed in the face of rapidly changing industry dynamics. She currently sits on the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Digital Council and is Chairperson of the Women of Color Retail Alliance board. She also has a long history of non-profit board service (National Black MBA Association Cincinnati Chapter, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco and the Violet Torch Foundation).
Ms. Pendarvis earned a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina (Consortium for Graduate Study in Management fellowship program). She is passionate about increasing diversity and representation in the fashion industry and dedicates her time to mentoring women of color specifically. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and identical twin daughters.