Jenny Ming

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Jenny Ming
Born
Jenny Ming

1955
Canton, China
Alma mater San José State University
OccupationRetail fashion executive
Board member of Levi Strauss & Co., Poshmark [1]

Jenny Ming (born 1955) [2] is a retail fashion industry executive who served as the president and chief executive officer of Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. from 2009 to 2019. [3] From 1999 to 2006, Ming was president of Old Navy, a $6.7 billion business segment of Gap Inc., where she oversaw all aspects of Old Navy and its 900 retail clothing stores in the United States and Canada. [4]

Ming was born in China and raised in San Francisco. In 1978, she earned a bachelor of arts in clothing merchandising with a minor in marketing from San José State University. [5] In May 2012, Ming delivered the keynote address at San José State University's spring commencement ceremony and received an honorary doctor of humane letters from the university. [6] [7]

Ming's career began in management at a Mervyn's department store before she was personally recruited by Gap CEO Millard Drexler in 1986. [8] Ming joined the San Francisco-based retailer as a buyer, and quickly worked her way up through the Gap management ranks, becoming a vice president after three years on the job.

In 1994, Drexler assigned Ming to a new executive team that would oversee a planned Gap spin-off, to be called Old Navy. In 1996, Ming became executive vice president of merchandising for the chain and was named president in March 1999. [9]

Business Week magazine named Ming one of the nation’s top-25 managers in 2000. She also appeared in Fortune magazine’s 2003 and 2004 lists of the 50 most powerful women in American business. [10]

Board Activities

According to Forbes.com, Ming has served on several boards, including Levi Strauss & Co., Poshmark, Paper Source, and Kaiser Permanente. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Poshmark Appoints Veteran Retail Executive Jenny Ming To Board Of Directors". Poshmark. Retrieved December 2, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Jenny Ming Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "About Us". Charlotte Russe. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Retail Executive Jenny J. Ming is 2012 Commencement Speaker". SJSU. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Jenny Ming Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Retail Executive Jenny J. Ming is 2012 Commencement Speaker". SJSU. Retrieved December 2, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Jenny J. Ming". The California State University. Retrieved December 2, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "Jenny Ming Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Jenny Ming Biography". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ "Retail Executive Jenny J. Ming is 2012 Commencement Speaker". SJSU. Retrieved July 17, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ Chan, Angela. "Women Who Board: Jenny Ming, Former CEO Of Charlotte Russe And Former President Of Old Navy, On Overcoming Stereotypes And Making An Impact". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  12. ↑ "Levi Strauss & Co. Appoints Jenny Ming to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  13. ↑ Poshmark. "Poshmark Appoints Veteran Retail Executive Jenny Ming to Board of Directors". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  14. ↑ US, FashionNetwork com. "Poshmark adds former Charlotte Russe CEO Jenny Ming to board". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  15. ↑ "Board of Directors | Affirm Holdings, Inc". investors.affirm.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  16. ↑ "Kaiser board member Jenny Ming resigns under pressure from NUHW". National Union of Healthcare Workers. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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