Lenor Romano Joins DDK as VP of Design

by Harry Sheff May 14, 2014

Montreal-based DDK International announced that Lenor Romano has been named VP of design. Romano, who will be based in New York, will continue her Lenor Romano and lenieR collections. She will also be working with the Montreal design team on sweaters and knits for DDK’s Boston Traders brand.

DDK's senior leadership team: Carl Schlessinger, CFO; Lenor Romano, VP Design; Paul Rosengard, CEP; Sheryl Ornstein, EVP Sales; and Hershey Gold, COO
DDK’s senior leadership team: Carl Schlessinger, CFO; Lenor Romano, VP Design;
Paul Rosengard, CEO; Sheryl Ornstein, EVP Sales; and Hershey Gold, COO

“The addition of Lenor Romano to our family marks a watershed moment for DDK,” commented CEO Paul Rosengard. “it further elevates us as a design-driven and customer-centric fashion house.”

“We couldn’t be happier with Lenor joining us,” added DDK founder and COO Hershey Gold. “Not only does she add a new tier of aspirational distribution, her talents will inspire and inform our offerings across multiple classifications and channels.”

“I am excited to partner with the many talented people at DDK and hope to leverage their deep infrastructure to grow my namesake collections in the better stores,” said Romano.

DDK International was founded in 1998 and Rosengard joined as a partner and CEO late last year. DDK and Modextil acquired Boston Traders in 2010. DDK’s other brands include Caribbean Joe and Utex.