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URBN appoints Melanie Marein-Efron as chief financial officer

URBN, the owner of the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, FP Movement, Terrain, Urban Outfitters, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands, has promoted Melanie Marein-Efron to the…

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URBN appoints Melanie Marein-Efron as chief financial officer

7 December, 2020 | by Angela Beevers

URBN, the owner of the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, FP Movement, Terrain, Urban Outfitters, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands, has promoted Melanie Marein-Efron to the position of chief financial officer.

Having joined URBN in January 2013 as director of financial, planning and analysis, Marein-Efron was subsequently promoted to the role of executive director of finance and corporate development. Prior to that, she worked at Campbell Soup Company, Godiva Chocolate and General Motors in a range of senior finance roles.

Richard Hayne, URBN chairman and chief executive, said: “I am pleased to announce Melanie’s promotion to be our new chief financial officer, and I welcome her to our executive leadership team. I am confident Melanie will approach her new role with the same energy, dedication and thoroughness she has displayed since joining URBN eight years ago.”

Angela Beevers Director of Content & Events Strategy

Angela Beevers is Director of Content & Events Strategy at The Retail Bulletin, where she has worked since 2011. She leads the publication's news team and oversees its daily coverage of the UK retail sector, from breaking developments to the early-morning release of retailers' trading updates and financial results. Over more than 15 years at The Retail Bulletin, she has interviewed many of the industry's most innovative founders and leaders. She also shapes content for The Retail Bulletin's events and leads delegate engagement for its most high-profile events. Her areas of focus include: Retail news · Trading updates and financial results · Retail leadership · Industry events

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