Bath & Body Works Announces New Chief Diversity Officer
27 October 2022 - 6:00AM
Bath & Body Works announces Kelie Charles has joined the
company as VP, Chief Diversity Officer. Charles will be the
principal diversity, equity and inclusion leader and strategist for
the company, working closely with associates and senior leadership
to continue to evolve and refine the company’s journey to becoming
an even more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization.
Charles joins Bath & Body Works from The
Home Depot where she led the company in defining the DEI strategy,
programs and initiatives for associates, communities and suppliers.
She is highly regarded for her accomplishments, including devising
strategies for the professional development of diverse associates
and partnering to strengthen talent management processes to be more
inclusive and equitable. She brings deep experience in retail,
previously working as a buyer for Target and as a merchant for The
Home Depot.
Charles and the Bath & Body Works DEI team
will partner with executives and senior leaders to develop,
resource and accelerate DEI strategies and enterprise-level
programs that enable, promote and advance a high-performing,
diverse and inclusive workforce.
“At Bath & Body Works, our purpose goes
beyond selling products. We believe that diversity, equity and
inclusion make us stronger, and it’s one of our core values as
company,” says Deon Riley, Bath & Body Works Chief Human
Resources Officer. “Kelie brings a deep experience in this area to
help forward this work for our organization.”
“Diversity, equity and inclusion is more than
just the right thing to do, it is a business imperative,” says
Kelie Charles. “Bath and Body Works weaves DEI into all facets of
its business and I am excited to join the team in supporting the
diversity of our associates, customers, and communities.”
To learn more about diversity, equity and
inclusion at Bath & Body Works, visit bbwinc.com.
ABOUT BATH & BODY WORKSHome
of America’s Favorite Fragrances®, Bath & Body Works is a
global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including the #1
selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body
cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand
soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company’s
predominantly U.S.- based supply chain enables the company to
deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath &
Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they
want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than
1,770 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S.
and Canada and more than 360 international franchised locations to
an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com.
For more information, please contact:
Bath & Body Works, Inc.:Media RelationsEmmy
Beach Communications@bbw.com
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