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Stitch Fix Makes Three Key Hires

By TechTaffy Desk

Stitch_FixLisa Bougie, former general manager of emerging markets for Nike, has joined Stitch Fix as chief merchandising officer. The online personal shopping and styling service has also hired Meredith Dunn, former senior director, customer and stylist delight at Stella & Dot, as vice president of styling. Jennifer Olsen, former chief marketing officer at Crate and Barrel, joins as chief marketing officer.

Existing board members Julie Bornstein of Sephora and founding investor Steve Anderson of Baseline Ventures will be joined by three new board members – Bill Gurley, general partner at Benchmark Capital; Marka Hansen, former president of North America for Gap, and Banana Republic; and John Fleming, former EVP and chief merchandising officer of Walmart and CEO of Walmart.com.

[Image courtesy: Stitch Fix]

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