Calvin Klein CMO Melisa Goldie resigns

Calvin Klein’s chief marketing officer Melisa Goldie has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Her responsibilities will be handled by her existing direct reports.

“Melisa Goldie has played an integral role in building and elevating the Calvin Klein brand globally and executing against the company’s goal of becoming a 10 billion dollars global lifestyle brand by 2020. I would like to thank Melisa for her unwavering commitment to Calvin Klein and for her accomplishments over the past fifteen years,” said Steve Shiffman, CEO of Calvin Klein.

“It has been a privilege to be part of such an iconic American brand that has grown tremendously over my tenure with the company. I express my gratitude to my team for their collaboration and for everything we have accomplished together,” added Goldie.

Founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein and his business partner Barry Schwartz, global retail sales of Calvin Klein brand products exceeded 8 billion dollars in 2015 and were distributed in over 110 countries. The company was acquired by PVH Corp. in 2003.

Picture:Melisa Goldie