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Jill Beraud Named Chair of the Fashion for Good BV Board

Fashion for Good is pleased to welcome Jill Beraud as its new board chair. Jill succeeds Edward Brenninkmeijer as of 1 September 2022, who had led the board since the launch of Fashion for Good in 2017.

1 September 2022

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good is pleased to welcome Jill Beraud as its new board chair. Jill succeeds Edward Brenninkmeijer as of 1 September 2022, who had led the board since the launch of Fashion for Good in 2017.

“I am delighted at Jill’s appointment as chair of Fashion for Good BV’s Board. Jill demonstrates creativity, leadership, and a passion for positive transformation. Her profound commitment to supporting innovative solutions and deep expertise in scaling businesses further enables Fashion for Good’s ambition for wide scale change.”” – Katrin Ley, Managing Director at Fashion for Good.

With more than 25 years of experience in the fashion and luxury industries as both a senior executive and board member, Jill has held senior executive positions in Tiffany & Company, PepsiCo, and Living Proof, amongst others. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Levi Strauss & Co, and Revance Therapeutics where she is chair of the biotechnology company’s Brand Strategy and Compensation Committees.

““In this vital decade for climate action, Fashion for Good’s work is more important than ever. We need to transform the sector into one that prioritises a regenerative approach, champions innovation and supports the creativity and ingenuity we need to stay within our planetary boundaries. I look forward to working with Managing Director Katrin Ley and her team, Fashion for Good’s board members, founding partner Laudes Foundation, and its growing ecosystem of partners and innovators, to collectively drive progress in the fashion industry globally.”” – Jill Beraud.

Fashion for Good was founded with a bold mission to make all fashion good. With the visionary guidance of William McDonough and support of founding partner Laudes Foundation, Fashion for Good began the deep work of building a community, sparking collaboration, and enabling the disruptive innovation needed to steer the industry on a trajectory towards circularity. 

 

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