Rihanna has transitioned into a brand new function at one among her enterprise ventures.
The multi-hyphenate and Fenty mogul has stepped down as CEO of her lingerie model Savage X Fenty, which she co-founded in 2018. Vogue Enterprise reported this week that Hillary Tremendous, former CEO at Anthropologie Group, will step into the function beginning June 26, whereas Rihanna will nonetheless maintain a management function in a brand new place as government chair.
“It’s been lovely to see our imaginative and prescient for Savage X Fenty affect the business at such an unimaginable magnitude over the past 5 years,” Rihanna mentioned in a press release to the outlet. “That is only the start for us, and we’re going to proceed to broaden in ways in which all the time join with the patron. I’m so grateful and excited to welcome Hillary Tremendous as our new CEO—she is a robust chief and is concentrated on taking the enterprise to an excellent greater stage.”
Since its founding, Savage X Fenty has been heralded for its deal with inclusivity in dimension in coloration, whereas interesting to a variety of physique sorts and pores and skin tones. The model can be recognized for its annual trend exhibits, that are launched on Prime Video.
Tremendous—who has beforehand additionally held management positions at manufacturers together with American Eagle, Guess, Hole and Previous Navy—plans to amplify the lingerie model’s brick-and-mortar capability as the corporate seems to broaden its scope past e-commerce. Thus far the model has opened seven shops throughout the U.S., together with places in Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.
“I’m thrilled to affix the Savage X Fenty household,” the brand new CEO mentioned. “The model is a serious powerhouse within the lingerie and attire business, and its unwavering dedication to celebrating inclusivity and fearlessness is inspiring.”
Quinci LeGardye is an LA-based freelance author who covers tradition, politics, and psychological well being via a Black feminist lens. When she isn’t writing or checking Twitter, she’s most likely watching the newest Okay-drama or giving a live performance efficiency in her automobile.
