TJX Companies elects Jackwyn Nemerov to its Board of Directors

The TJX Companies has elected Jackwyn Nemerov to its board of Directors. Nemerov, 65, is the former president and chief operating officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a position she held from November 2013 to November 2015, and previously served as its executive vice president.

Commenting on the new appointment, Carol Meyrowitz, Executive Chairman of the Board of The TJX Companies, said in the announcement, "We could not be more pleased to welcome Jacki to our board of Directors. With her deep retail experience, spanning 40 years, she has led premium, growing brands and operated profitable businesses in a highly competitive marketplace. We see Jacki's expertise in brand building, marketing, supply chain, and e-commerce as an excellent complement to our board. We very much look forward to working with her as we continue to grow TJX to become a 40 billion dollars company and beyond."

Nemerov joins TJX Board of Directors

During her 12-year tenure with Ralph Lauren, from 2004 through her retirement in 2015, she led the wholesale, retail, worldwide licensing, and international businesses along with the full scope of company operations across design, merchandising, marketing, sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, and ecommerce. She also served on the Ralph Lauren board from 2007 to 2015.

Nemerov's longstanding relationship with Ralph Lauren began during her 17-year executive career at Jones Apparel Group, where she served as the president and chief operating officer from 1998 to 2002 and as a divisional president leading the Jones New York, Jones New York Sport, licensed Lauren by Ralph Lauren, and Gloria Vanderbilt for Murjani Group businesses earlier.

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