NEW YORK–Designer Thomas O’Brien has named former Ralph Lauren executive Lisa Jacoby to the newly created position of chief operating officer.
Jacoby will oversee management of all Thomas O’Brien companies, including Aero Studios and the Aero store in Manhattan, Thomas O’Brien product and licensing divisions, and its newest expansion into media projects in publishing and the Internet.
Jacoby, who was the senior director of operations for creative services for Ralph Lauren and has since held positions as vice president of Gap Inc., and most recently at Limited Brands, reports to Thomas O’Brien.