Sharon M. Leite

Chief Executive Officer and Board Director @ The Vitamin Shoppe

About

Strategic and results oriented, customer focused leader with proven brand management, digital, e-commerce, retail, operational and manufacturing skills. Executive leader of strategic turnarounds with venerable brands. Passion for building a performance driven culture through teamwork and top talent. Experienced Board Member focused on increasing shareholder value. Committed to serving and giving back to the community. Complete MBA at the Jack Welch Management Institute December 2021. Specialties: Strategy, Brand Management, Business Transformations, Organizational Turnarounds, Merger & Acquisitions, Business Development, Customer Centricity, Digital Strategy, E-Commerce, Customer Loyalty, Operations, Merchandising, Leading Change Initiatives, Talent Development, Building Teams, Driving for Results, Board Service, Leadership Results: - Positioned The Vitamin Shoppe to be taken private by private equity and led turnaround of the company. - Positioned Sally Beauty to become a beauty brand vs. distributor of beauty products. Delivered highest EBITDA performance in over 3 years. - During tenure at Pier 1 Imports, increased sales by over 50% and EBITDA by over 200%. - Relaunched Pier1.com, grew sales to 15% of annual company revenue in 3 year period. - Known for selecting top talent and building a performance driven culture. Track record of retaining over 90% of top talent. Recent awards: 2019 - Top Women in Retail 2017 - Top Public Company Executive 2016 - Great Woman of Texas 2012 - Chair of the Year - United Way 2011 - 2015 - Leadership Award - UNICEF 2009 - Power Woman Recent Articles: Women’s Wear Daily - https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/retail-fortifying-the-vitamin-shoppe-with-a-prototype-1203337090/ Chain Store Age - https://chainstoreage.com/first-look-vitamin-shoppe-debuts-innovation-store-concept Recent Speaking Engagements: TCU Neeley School - Tandy Executive Speaker Series - Sept 2019 http://neeley.tcu.edu/News_and_Events/Top_Stories/Articles/2019/TESS_Sharon_Leite.aspx E-Tail East - August 2019 https://etaileast.wbresearch.com/agenda/day-1/2019 https://blog.quickpivot.com/5-cant-miss-sessions-at-etail-east-2019 Jeffries Consumer Conference - June 2019 https://www.jefferies.com/IdeasAndPerspectives/Conferences/325/061819 Baird Investor Conference - May 2019 http://investors.vitaminshoppe.com/2019-05-30-The-Vitamin-Shoppe-R-Announces-Participation-At-Investor-Conference

Country

City

United States

Industry

Retail

Skill

Retail, Leadership, Sales Operations, Sales, Marketing, Talent Management, Store Operations, Program Management, Merchandising, Store Management, Visual Merchandising, Loss Prevention, Apparel, CPFR, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Driving Results, E-commerce, Employee Relations

Experience

Chief Executive Officer and Board Director

The Vitamin Shoppe

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Independent Board Director

Lovesac

2021-6 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Compensation Committee Chair and Member of the Audit Committee

Managing Partner

Charney Capital & Advisory Services

2012-4 - Present · 14 yrs 6 mos

Work with Investors, Boards and Executives who want to build their business and improve performance. Extensive experience with turnarounds. Private Equity Operating Partner – Provide operational guidance and expertise to drive value creation and improve performance. Conduct due diligence assessing strengths and weaknesses of potential investments and provide guidance on how to improve performance post-acquisition.