Abercrombie & Fitch Names Christos Angelides President
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has hired Christos Angelides as president of its Abercrombie & Fitch and abercrombie kids brands. He starts in October and will report to CEO Mike Jeffries.
Angelides, 51, comes to Abercrombie & Fitch from U.K.-based fast-fashion chain Next, where he has been group product director since 2000.
“We are excited to welcome Christos to the Abercrombie & Fitch team and to deepen our bench of senior leadership talent,” said Jeffries. “Christos brings 28 years of experience working with a multi-billion dollar international retailer. His experience with all aspects of running a business made him the perfect candidate for this newly created role. Christos’ appointment is a critical step in our long-term strategy of being organized to win and we are excited to welcome him to the Abercrombie team.”
“I am honored to join one of the most iconic apparel brands in the world,” Angelides added. “I look forward to working with Mike Jeffries and the rest of the A&F team at what is a very exciting time for the company.”
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates about 842 stores in the U.S. and 157 stores abroad.
About time to look at real men . Also the darkness and perfume was a turn off for me every time I passed their stores. I am glad that it is going back to its former glory days.