Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Jason Edelman as SVP of Williams Sonoma Home Brand
June 30 2021 - 10:38AM
Business Wire
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world’s largest
digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced
today that Jason Edelman will be joining the leadership team as the
Senior Vice President of the Williams Sonoma Home brand effective
August 1, 2021.
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Laura Alber, the company’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, said, “As we continue to drive growth in our Williams
Sonoma Home business, including a 40% comp last quarter, consumers
are responding to our repositioning of the brand as a furniture
destination with a high-end casual luxury aesthetic. Jason is the
ideal addition to our team, and I am confident his expertise in the
home category and visionary leadership will accelerate the growth
of this brand.”
Ryan Ross, President of both the Williams Sonoma and Williams
Sonoma Home brands, added, “Jason’s design aesthetic, industry
knowledge and brand-building expertise will be instrumental in
continuing the current momentum behind the Williams Sonoma Home
brand. We look forward to welcoming Jason back to the Williams
Sonoma team and growing the Williams Sonoma Home business with his
leadership.”
With over 20 years’ experience growing and leading premium hard
goods businesses for retail stores, e-commerce and catalogs, Jason
brings a strategic leadership point of view critical to the growth
of the Williams Sonoma Home brand. He has successfully led teams
and grown businesses and brings a wealth of experience in product
design, marketing, sourcing, planning, multi-channel operations and
merchandising. Most recently Jason was SVP, Merchandising -
Furniture for Restoration Hardware and prior to that he spent time
with other home retailers including Houzz and Frontgate. Earlier in
his career Jason worked in merchandising for the Williams Sonoma
brand.
ABOUT WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the world’s largest digital-first,
design-led and sustainable home retailer. The company’s products,
representing distinct merchandise strategies — Williams Sonoma,
Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm,
Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham — are
marketed through e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs and
retail stores. These brands are also part of The Key Rewards, our
free-to-join loyalty program that offers members exclusive benefits
across the Williams-Sonoma family of brands. We operate in the
U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offer
international shipping to customers worldwide, and have
unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East,
the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and India, as well as
e-commerce websites in certain locations. We are also proud to lead
the industry with our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)
efforts. Our company is Good By Design — we’ve deeply engrained
sustainability into our business. From our factories to your home,
we’re united in a shared purpose to care for our people and our
planet.
For more information on our ESG efforts, please visit:
https://sustainability.williams-sonomainc.com/.
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