David Yurman Taps Former Urban Outfitters Exec as CEO
January 12, 12
(IDEX Online News) – New York-based fine jewelers David Yurman, Inc yesterday (Wednesday) announced the appointment of Glen T. Senk as CEO. Senk, who most recently served as CEO of Urban Outfitters, Inc. will take an ownership stake in the privately owned and operated company.
"We have known and respected Glen for more than a decade – as much for his creative vision and inspired leadership as for his exceptional management and operational ability. His arrival will allow us to truly focus on what we love doing – designing – while we collectively build an even greater global brand and the company we've always wanted," said company founders David and Sybil Yurman.
As well as Urban Outfitters, Senk has served in management roles at companies including Bloomingdale's Anthropologie and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. In 2010, he was ranked within Fortune Magazine's Top 50 Businesspeople of the Year and named the FGI Corporate Leader of the Year. Senk serves on the boards of David Yurman, Tory Burch, and Melissa & Doug, and he serves as chairman of the Vetri Foundation.