Barneys New York Appoints New CEO

New York-based luxury department store retailer Barneys New York announced that it has named Mark Lee as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, according to Reuters.com. Barneys has not had a CEO since Howard Socol left in June 2008, and was being managed by a committee of seven executives in the interim. Lee was formerly the CEO of Italian fashion house Gucci, from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Gucci in 1996, Lee held positions at Saks Fifth Avenue, Giorgio Armani and Yves Saint Laurent. SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MOST POPULAR | RSS | REPRINTS DDI's