Jesse Cole of Haute Hippie joins Naked Brand’s Board of Directors

By

Obi Anyanwu

Published
Aug 26, 2015

Naked Brand Group Inc. announced today that Jesse Cole, the CEO of Haute Hippie, has joined Naked Brand’s Board of Directors. Cole replaces Chris Heyn, who will remain on Naked’s Advisory Board.

 
"We're thrilled to have Jesse Cole join Naked's Board of Directors.  He has been instrumental in building Haute Hippie into one of the most dynamic contemporary women's fashion brands and we are confident his experience, creativity and network of relationships will be of great value to the Naked brand," said Carole Hochman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Creative Officer and Chairwoman of Naked.
 
Prior to joining Haute Hippie in 2012, Jesse Cole was Founder and Chief Operator of Schonfeld IBS, a financial services company, and then joined Merlin Institutional where he developed the company’s institutional research sales and trading division as a senior partner. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House.

Naked Brand is an inner fashion and lifestyle brand that is carried in Nordstrom, Hudson Bay, Holt Renfrew, Amazon.com, and BareNecessities.com among others. The New York City-based company recently announced that NBA star Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat joined its Advisory Board and will serve as Creative Director for a signature collection of men's innerwear launching 2016.