Jeannie brings over 30 years of luxury, designer and fashion industry experience to Janou Pakter. Most recently, Jeannie was the Vice President, Executive Recruiting for Kohl’s Department Stores, a $19B retailer with 140,000 employees and 1,158 stores. Jeannie served as the strategic talent advisor and executive search partner to senior management across the organization. She placed over 100 key executives in Merchandising, Product Development, Design, Global Sourcing, Digital, E-Commerce, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Media, Visual Merchandising, Technology, Supply Chain, Distribution, Finance, Strategy, and Human Resources.
Jeannie was also the Vice President, Executive Recruiting at Berglass + Associates where she focused on CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CDO, CHRO, President and other executive level searches for companies up to $50B across publicly traded, privately held and private equity firms.
Before joining the executive search industry, Jeannie spent 25 years as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for global luxury and designer brands including Ermenegildo Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Donna Karan, Kenneth Cole, and Calvin Klein Collection.
Jeannie started career her career at Bloomingdale’s in the Executive Training Program as the Assistant Buyer for Polo Ralph Lauren. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business.