Cynthia Zeller

Cynthia Zeller has extensive work experience in the field of global sourcing and operations management. Cynthia currently holds the position of Vice President Global Sourcing at Brewster Home Fashions since June 2017. Prior to this, they worked at Fetco Home Decor for 15 years, where they served as the VP of International Operations. In this role, they managed global operations, including running offices in China, Thailand, and India, and was responsible for vendor management, product development, sourcing, pricing, quality, and shipping. Cynthia was also in charge of sales to TJX Homegoods for all hard goods in the home decor category.

Before joining Fetco Home Decor, Cynthia worked at Newell Rubbermaid for 8 years as a Global Sourcing Senior Manager at Burnes of Boston division. In this role, they oversaw research, strategic planning, sourcing, and product development functions in the frame and album division, serving all market channels. Cynthia also managed offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.

Prior to their time at Newell Rubbermaid, Cynthia served as the Marketing Director at Mast Industries, a division of The Limited Brands. Cynthia was responsible for managing woven apparel product development and sourcing for two divisions of The Limited. During their time there, they successfully established a business unit that generated $20 million in the first year.

Cynthia started their career at Esprit as a Product Manager, where they gained valuable experience in the industry.

Cynthia Zeller completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Saint Mary's College of California, where they studied from 1979 to 1983. Following that, they pursued a specialization in Japanese Management at the Japan American Institute of Management Science (J.A.I.M.S) from 1983 to 1984.