Placements

Acne Studios has appointed Nadine Whaley as Head of Retail for North America, where she will lead the Swedish fashion house's U.S. and Canada store network through a period of strategic growth — driving store performance, talent development and best-in-class client experience across the B Corp-certified brand's expanding North American footprint.

Whaley is a luxury retail leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling high-performing teams across prestigious fashion and lifestyle brands. Most recently, she served as Regional Sales Director, West Coast USA at Hublot, where she oversaw all retail boutiques and wholesale partners across the western United States. Previously, she served as Dual Store Director for Honolulu and Rodeo Drive at CELINE, where she achieved worldwide top comp store results. Earlier in her career, Whaley held leadership roles at Burberry, CH Carolina Herrera, kate spade and Ted Baker.