Published
September 8, 2025
Stella McCartney has new leadership with Tom Mendenhall, an experienced executive who’s been at Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford and Gucci, named as its new CEO.
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He takes over from Amandine Ohayon, who’s exiting her post after almost two years (she joined in late 2023). But she’ll continue to advise the company during the leadership transition phase.
Stella McCartney is still relatively small as global designer labels go and remained loss-making in its last set of results (filed earlier this year and covering 2023). But it’s still one of Britain’s best-known designer labels and is a pioneer of sustainability awareness. Earlier this year, it was announced that McCartney herself was buying back the minority stake held by LVMH in her fashion house, some five years after the French luxury conglomerate bought into the business.
So Mendenhall arrives at a company that will be aiming for growth (but not at any cost if it harms animals or the environment) and that certainly has huge growth potential. He’ll also clearly be forging a very close working relationship with the designer.
Mendenhall has been president of the Polo and Double RL brand at Ralph Lauren and before that COO at Tom Ford, as well as global merchandising director at Gucci and senior VP at Abercrombie & Fitch.
McCartney said he “shares my vision for the brand and the ethical values that are part of our DNA” and hailed his “extensive experience in all aspects of luxury fashion” that will be “invaluable” in driving the business forward.
He in his turn said the label is a powerful one “led by a strong and compassionate woman” and he’s looking forward to working with McCartney and the team globally.
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