byte 7: marketing & communication with Stephanie Horton
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Recorded 16 July 2020 - Stephanie is a 25-year veteran of the luxury fashion and marketing communities; she brings extensive experience in delivering creative marketing solutions for global brands. She has served as a non-executive director of Farfetch since August 2020. Stephanie is also Director of Marketing for Google Shopping since August 2020. Previously, served as a consultant Chief Executive Officer at Hemp Tailor, a designer of sustainable hemp clothing. From October 2017 to December 2019, she was Chief Strategy Officer at Alexander Wang, where she was responsible for building international strategic partnerships for business growth opportunities as well as overseeing a range of the company’s strategic global functions. Prior to this, Stephanie was Chief Marketing Officer at Farfetch from 2013 to 2017. She was the Head of Global Communications and Brand Marketing at Shopbop.com from 2011 to 2013 and served as Executive Director of Creative Services at Vogue Magazine from 2006 to 2011 and as Director, Marketing Services at The New York Times, from 2001 to 2005. Stephanie also currently serves on the board of several private companies. She is also the joint co-founder of Fashion Tech Connects, an initiative created to increase the number of women of colour in fashion and tech positions.




