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Victoria's Secret CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Martin Waters is the Victoria's Secret's CEO. Victoria's Secret has 97,000 employees, of which 11 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Victoria's Secret executive team is 64% female and 36% male.
  • 65% of the management team is White.
  • 10% of Victoria's Secret management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 17% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Martin Waters

Chief Executive Officer

Martin Waters's LinkedIn

Martin Waters was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Victoria's Secret Business in February in 2021. Waters joined L Brands in 2008 as head of the international division. Under Martin’s leadership, the international business has expanded from the early phases of incubation to more than 700 stores globally. Prior to his role with L Brands, Martin was managing director for Boots International, Europe’s leading health and beauty retailer. Martin also has significant experience in strategic planning, merchandising, planning and allocation, brand management, marketing and supply chain operations.

Tim Johnson

Chief Financial Officer

Tim Johnson's LinkedIn

Tim Johnson is a financial executive from the retail industry, recently serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Big Lots for the past seven years. Johnson joined Big Lots in 2000 and served in multiple financial positions during his time at the company, including VP of Strategic Planning and IR, and SVP of Finance. As a senior executive at Big Lots, one of LogicSource’s longest-running clients, Tim has a unique perspective on the business and provides the LogicSource team with valuable insights into the challenges of their customers and the value they can derive from a LogicSource partnership, now and in the future. Mr. Johnson previously held various Financial and Accounting positions with Structure, The Limited, Inc. and Coopers & Lybrand. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS degree from Miami University.

Brad Kramer

EVP, CFO

Brad Kramer's LinkedIn

Brad Kramer is an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer at Victoria's Secret. Before joining the retailer in 2014, Kramer was the Vice President of Finance, MP&A and Operations at Bath & Body Works Direct.

Donna James

Board Member

Janie Schaffer

Chief Design Officer

Janie Schaffer's LinkedIn

Janie Schaffer has more than 30 years of specialty retail experience and is a recognized expert in the intimates world. She previously served as Director of Lingerie and Beauty at Marks and Spencer plc, a leading British retailer. From 2008 to 2012, she served as head of design for Victoria’s Secret Lingerie, a period of rapid growth in the brand’s best-at and win-at categories. Prior to joining Victoria’s Secret in 2008, Janie founded and then sold UK-based lingerie brand Knickerbox.

Laura Miller

Chief Human Resources Officer

Laura Miller's LinkedIn

Laura Miller has more than 30 years of Human Resources experience working in a variety of roles in large global organizations. She most recently served as the CHRO of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ltd. Previously, she served as CHRO for ADT, as well as Coca Cola Refreshments, and held a variety of HR roles at the Raytheon Company. Miller has a degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Lydia Banks Mba

Chief Diversity Officer

Lydia Banks Mba's LinkedIn

Lydia Banks MBA is a Chief Diversity Officer at VICTORIA S SECRET & CO. and is based in Columbus, Ohio. She has worked as GEHC African American Forum Community Engagement Committee Lead at GE Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Sales Intern at Pfizer Inc., and Student Brand Manager at Red Bull. Lydia attended D2L between 2014 and 2015, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University between 2003 and 2008, and Cardinal Stritch University between 2014 and 2015.

Lydia Smith

Chief Diversity Officer

Lydia Smith's LinkedIn

Lydia Smith is the Chief Diversity Officer at Victoria's Secret. Before joining in May 2021, Smith was the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Kohl's.

Melinda McAfee

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

Melinda McAfee's LinkedIn

Named one of Legal 500's CORPORATE COUNSEL 100: UNITED STATES RISING STARS for 2014. http://www.legal500.com/assets/pages/cc100/2014/united-states-14.html.

Pamela Edwards

CFO

Pamela Edwards's LinkedIn

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Donna James

Board Member

Victoria's Secret leadership demographics

Victoria's Secret gender distribution in management team

  • The Victoria's Secret executive team is 64% female and 36% male.
  • Victoria's Secret is 83% female and 17% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 17%
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Company-wide: 83%

Victoria's Secret executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Victoria's Secret executive officers is White.
  • 65% of the management team is White.
  • 17% of Victoria's Secret's management is Black or African American.
  • 10% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 59% of employees are White.
  • 20% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Black or African American.
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Victoria's Secret may also be known as or be related to Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret & Co. and Victoria's Secret Pink.