Citizens of Humanity regains stake from Berkshire Partners

Amy Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Citizens of Humanity has announced through a company statement that the company’s executive management team has purchased the company from Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity company, and founder Jerome Dahan. The company added that Jerome Dahan will remain with the company as a consultant, offering his denim expertise to the design team.

Karen Phelps named Group Creative Director

The company also announced that Karen Phelps has been named Creative Director for the company, overseeing the design direction for all of the company’s brands, including Citizens of Humanity, Agolde, Goldsign, Fabric-Brand & Co., and Getting Back to Square One. Prior to her time at Citizens of Humanity, Phelps held roles with leading global brands Calvin Klein, Levi Strauss, Gap as well as niche brands Margaret Howell and J. Brand.

“Karen’s creative talent, design vision, leadership skills and collaborative approach have made an impact on the company and team since she joined us. Her track record of building brands and bringing out the best in people are skills we value greatly,” said Williams in the statement.

Citizens of Humanity will otherwise continue its operations unchanged for its portfolio of brands. The company’s brands are distributed in more than 35 countries including high-end specialty boutiques, 10 Corso Como, Club Monaco, Stanley Korshak, Diani, Mario’s, Trilogy, and Anthropologie; online at Net-a-Porter, Moda Operandi, Mr. Porter, The Dreslyn, Shopbop, Revolve, Need Supply, and MyTheresa.com as well as with Nordstrom, Liberty London and Harrods.

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