Kira Karmazin

Innovative, results-driven, senior merchandising executive with extensive experience in e-commerce start-ups, retail turn-arounds, and creating national brand awareness in women’s active, casual and contemporary sportswear, dresses and intimate apparel. Senior management experience in e-commerce, digitally native brands and vertically integrated specialty stores.
University of Michigan, MBA with honors in Finance.

• Brand Vision: A visionary leader able to create, communicate and lead transformational teams
• Turn-Around Specialist: lead successful specialty and outlet store turn-arounds
• Leadership: Proven leader who has enhanced value through successful management of cross-functional relationships, and executing strategic initiatives.
• Brand Growth Strategies: Strategic thinker with significant success capitalizing on consumer insights, market research, competitive environments and fashion trends.
• High Performing Teams: Strong track record of building high performing merchant teams.
• Exceptional Analytical Skills: Exceptional creative and analytical problem solving skills, financial acumen and negotiating skills.

Founder/CEO, KiraGrace, 2013- current
VP, Merchandising: Brand, Retail Merchandising and Product Development, Carters, 2010 - 2012
VP/GMM, Marketing, Design and Merchandising, Lucy 2008-2010
VP, Retail Merchandising, Coldwater Creek 2005-2008
VP, Merchandising, Gap North America, 2003-2004
VP, Merchandising, Victoria's Secret Stores 2001-2003
VP, Merchandising (and prior positions), Lord & Taylor 1990-2001