Sean Gleeson

Leading regional buying and merchandising for Calvin Klein Menswear across EMEA, overseeing assortments, commercial strategy, and wholesale/retail performance. • Lead regional buying & merchandising, managing a team of 3 and partnering closely with senior leadership, sales and cross-functional teams • Set the strategic merchandise direction across EMEA, tailoring assortments to channel and market needs • Build seasonal range plans, managing all key commercial metrics (value, units, margin %, ASP, option productivity) with ongoing hindsight and corrective actions • Own the seasonal OTB and forecasting process, ensuring efficient buy placement and profitable growth • Oversee trade reporting and deliver high-quality insights to support commercial and product decisions • Connect key account feedback with global product teams to inform future collections and align with the global merchandise strategy • Prepare regional sales teams for GTM and create compelling market launch materials for internal and external audiences Key Achievements: • Drove €150m annual gross sales • Built new processes with global merchandising teams to elevate product quality and alignment • Strengthened strategic relationships with key accounts including Zalando, Peek & Cloppenburg, ASOS, Frasers and El Corte Inglés • Developed a new marketplace tiering strategy to clarify wholesale segmentation and improve customer satisfaction • Coached and developed team members, resulting in clear skill and capability growth

Progressive leadership roles overseeing end-to-end merchandising for global Swim & Resortwear categories. Key Responsibilities: • Managed full E2E merchandising process for seasonal Swim & Resort collections, leading two direct reports and collaborating with design, development, sourcing, planning, sales, marketing, PR and VM • Drove product decisions across all key milestones - sketch review, proto review, fittings, and pre-production sign-off • Built and executed long-term category strategy and seasonal range plans to drive sales and support GTM • Researched market, consumer and competitor trends to inform data-driven product and business decisions Key Achievements: • Grew the business to €125m in annual gross sales while consistently achieving KPIs and improving margins, as well as enabling sustainable and inclusive product evolution • Re-built seasonal projection tools with planning, improving forecast accuracy and reducing fabric liabilities • Re-designed and delivered seasonal product training for global sales teams

Overseeing the Men’s and Women’s Swimwear business

Led seasonal product planning and cross-functional execution for the menswear business, supporting retail, e-commerce and wholesale channels. Key Responsibilities: • Planned and executed seasonal collections end-to-end - from concept through fabric bookings, proto reviews and sample delivery • Partnered closely with design and product development to shape assortments aligned with brand direction • Managed merchandising analysis across channels, tracking sell-through, margin and sales performance • Led sales forecasting to ensure accurate buys and timely production • Defined KPIs, milestone calendars and process improvements to streamline workflows Key Achievements: • Built and implemented a new seasonal range plan process grounded in sales analytics and market insights • Re-designed the company’s trade decks, significantly improving clarity and elevating business reporting

Supported merchandising for the Men’s Apparel division across retail and wholesale channels. Key Responsibilities: • Delivered core merchandising support in partnership with design, product development, sourcing, VM and e-commerce • Built seasonal range plans and assisted in defining product strategy across all key calendar milestones • Created product assortments for regional wholesale and retail buying teams • Compiled weekly sales analysis and conducted ongoing market and trend research • Ensured consistency in visual merchandising execution across channels