Kim Kardashian’s shapewear-turned-lifestyle model Skims has appointed Kim Seymour as its first chief folks officer.
A human assets veteran, Seymour most just lately ran her personal HR advisory, Leadership Amplified. Before that, she served as chief human assets officer at Etsy and held senior HR roles at American Express and Home Depot Supply.
In her new position, Seymour will report back to — and work “side by side” with — Skims chief government and co-founder Jens Grede, with Skims CEO and co-founder Jens Grede, the corporate stated in an announcement, and can assist align “talent operations to business strategies.”
The rent comes amid a string of senior management appointments as Skims continues to scale. In November, the corporate named Ami Colé founder Diarrha N’Diaye as government vice chairman of magnificence and perfume to steer its magnificence relaunch, anticipated to take form this 12 months. In August, it appointed Michael Kors alum Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to steer an growth that features standalone shops in London and Dubai.
Skims operates 18 shops within the US and two franchise places in Mexico, and has expanded properly past its shapewear origins into a life-style model spanning loungewear and athleisure. In November, the six-year-old firm was valued at $5 billion following a $225 million capital elevate led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, up from a $4 billion valuation in 2023.
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