Becoming a Leader of a Global Brand with Todd Kahn, CEO & Brand President at Coach

Speaker

Todd Kahn

CEO & Brand President at Coach

Todd Kahn is the Chief Executive Officer and Brand President of Coach, a renowned luxury fashion house. He graduated from Touro College in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and later earned a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law.

Kahn began his career as a corporate attorney at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York. He then held executive roles at several companies, including President and Chief Operating Officer positions at Calypso Christian Celle, Sean John, and Accessory Network. In January 2008, Kahn joined Coach as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Over the years, he assumed various leadership roles within the company, such as Chief Legal Officer and President & Chief Administrative Officer.

In April 2021, following a period as Interim CEO and Brand President since July 2020, Kahn was officially appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Brand President of Coach. In this role, he is responsible for the creation and execution of all brand strategies globally.

Beyond his professional responsibilities, Kahn serves on the board of directors for the Coach Foundation, The Shed, and the American Apparel and Footwear Association.

Moderator

Karen Artz Ash

Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

From Paris runways to retail outlets across the United States, Karen Artz Ash has dedicated her career to protecting the intellectual property of major fashion industry names. As National Co-Chair of the Trademark/Copyright/Privacy Group at Katten, which has been nationally ranked as a recommended US firm for copyright law and recognized as Trademark Law Firm of the Year by Best Law Firms, she provides comprehensive intellectual property (IP) counsel to designers and clothing manufacturers as well as clients in other industries in which IP assets figure prominently. The institutional memory that she and her team have established with long-time clients and within the fashion industry as a whole allow her to provide pragmatic and deeply informed guidance across a wide range of issues.

Date

Wednesday, April 23rd
at
6:00 PM EDT

Location

Manhattan address revealed upon registration

About

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Join us for an intimate In-Person Roundtable with Todd Kahn, CEO & Brand President at Coach. This session will be an opportunity to connect with a select, intimate group of young rising professionals in our network as we convene on April 23rd at 6:00pm-7:30pm.

Todd Kahn is the CEO and Brand President of Coach, overseeing global brand strategy. He joined Coach in 2008 as General Counsel and held various leadership roles before becoming CEO in 2021. Previously, he held executive positions at Calypso Christian Celle, Sean John, and Accessory Network. Kahn is also a board member for the Coach Foundation, The Shed, and the American Apparel and Footwear Association.

Coach is a global luxury fashion brand known for its leather goods, handbags, accessories, and ready-to-wear collections. Founded in 1941 in New York City, the brand started as a family-run workshop specializing in handcrafted leather goods. Over the years, Coach expanded its product range and became a leading name in American fashion. Now part of Tapestry, Inc., Coach continues to blend heritage craftsmanship with modern design, emphasizing quality and innovation in its collections.

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