The Jones Group has tapped two new chief merchandising officers.
Rodney Hutton has been named chief merchandising officer of Anne Klein Brands, and Daniela Bocresion has joined as chief merchandising officer of Rachel Roy Brands. Both executives report to Susan Metzger, chief executive officer of women’s wholesale sportswear for Jones.
In his new post, Hutton will oversee all merchandising activities for production, sales, marketing and design for Anne Klein Brands, which consist of the Anne Klein New York bridge collection and AK Anne Klein better line. Earlier, he was principal at Fashion Iconic LLC, a brand strategic development consultancy. Before that, he held merchant posts at Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani Corp. U.S.A.
Bocresion, in her new role, will supervise merchandising activities for production, sales, marketing and design for both Rachel Roy and Rachel Rachel Roy. Most recently, she was senior vice president of merchandising and marketing at Lacoste USA, overseeing merchandising and visual activities in wholesale, retail and e-commerce for women’s, men’s, children’s and licensed products. Earlier, she held various posts in production management and product development. She began her career at Ann Taylor, where she was part of the team that launched Ann Taylor Loft.