Philippa Abeles

Philippa Abeles has accumulated a wealth of experience in the fashion industry. Philippa currently holds the position of Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Operations at Geniemode, a role they assumed in October 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Global Sourcing Specialist at Sync Consulting LLC from May 2021 to January 2023. During the same period, they also served as a Product Management Consultant at BANDIER and Loeffler Randall.

Before these roles, Abeles held various senior positions at Ascena Retail Group, Inc., where they worked as the Chief Sourcing Officer from February 2020 to May 2021. Their extensive experience with Ascena Retail Group, Inc. also includes serving as the Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing, Technical Design, and Quality Assurance at Ann Inc. Brands. Philippa had been associated with this company since 2003, working their way up from Vice President of Global Sourcing for the Ann Taylor Brand to overseeing the sourcing for multiple brands within the company.

Their earlier career includes roles at Banana Republic as Senior Director of Pre Production, ANN INC. as Director of Sourcing, Cygne Design as Director of Product Development for Talbots and Ann Taylor, and Joan Vass usa as Sales Manager. Abeles has consistently demonstrated their expertise and leadership in the fashion industry throughout their extensive career.

Philippa Abeles completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics from SUNY Oneonta between 1982 and 1986. In 1985, they also briefly attended the University of Warwick, where they studied Art/Art Studies, General, however, no degree was specified for this period.