Fashion career profile

Philippa Newman

Philippa Newman is Chief Brand and Product Officer at Michael Kors, a role announced in February 2025. She oversees product and marketing functions and reports to Capri Holdings Chairman and CEO John Idol and Michael Kors. Newman joined Michael Kors in 2003 and spent more than sixteen years at the company before the appointment, including as Chief Product Officer and, earlier, President of Accessories and Footwear. Her prior experience includes sales and merchandising roles at Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Alexander McQueen and Tory Burch. The directory models this as a senior product and brand mandate, distinct from Michael Kors’s continuing founder and chief-creative-officer role. It does not turn a product executive’s position into a house-wide creative-director succession or misattribute Capri Holdings results to the brand alone.

Role
Chief Brand and Product Officer, Michael Kors
Nationality
British
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