Dive Brief:
Outdoor Voices on Thursday appointed Gabrielle Conforti as CEO, according to details emailed to Retail Dive.
Conforti joins the direct-to-consumer athletics brand with more than 15 years of retail and apparel experience, including as chief merchandising officer and president of Urban Outfitters. Before that, she oversaw merchandising and buying across multiple categories at J. Crew.
Conforti s appointment comes about eight months after interim CEO Cliff Moskowitz departed the company.
Dive Insight:
At the time of her resignation, media reports suggested that there was a division between the founder and other members of the board. Haney, in her own words, said she experienced both gender and generational differences firsthand and these have been very tough to navigate, according to an Instagram post from last March.