Crate and Barrel has named Neela Montgomery as the company’s new CEO, officially taking the position on August 1.
Montgomery, 42, most recently served as an executive board member for multi-channel retail of Crate and Barrel’s shareholder, Hamburg-based Otto Group.
“Crate and Barrel is a strong brand, a great company and a team of wonderful people,” said Montgomery. “I am looking forward to developing the company further by taking over not only strategic, but now also operational responsibility.”
Before joining the Otto Group, Montgomery spent 12 years at Tesco Plc, the world’s third-largest retailer, where she held a variety of leadership roles internationally including chief merchant for Tesco Malaysia, U.K. e-commerce director and U.K. general merchandise director on the U.K. board of Tesco.
She started her career in strategy and marketing consulting both in the U.S. and U.K. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD having studied in France and Singapore.