For all the strides that women executives have made in the luxury business, key positions in the C-suite continue to elude them.
Luxury conglomerates and their constituent brands, as well as independent luxury marketers, are working to rectify this situation, even as initiatives focused DEI face tighter scrutiny. Regardless, women should have a place at the top table based on a simple fact: merit.
"Women have long shaped the present and future of luxury production and consumption, but their journey into the C-suite and upper echelons of management and decision-making has been arduous," said Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO of Luxury Marketer and Luxury Roundtable. "Our Luxury Women Leaders to Watch 2027 honors will showcase smart women executives who are leading from the front, breaking down barriers and inspiring both genders to dare and fulfill their potential."
Luxury Marketer and Luxury Roundtable’s global Luxury Women Leaders to Watch 2027 honors will welcome nominations for women executives who show leadership potential and are set to make a difference in the year ahead.
Only 50 women will make the Luxury Women Leaders to Watch 2027 list that will be published in July on Luxury Marketer's site.
Submissions are welcome from all luxury sectors and across disparate roles within the organization.
Qualifying entries can include women from luxury sectors such as as fashion and leather goods, real estate, beauty, advertising, marketing and PR, retail, ad agencies, consultancies, travel and hospitality, cars, jets, yachts, art and auctions, watches and jewelry, wealth management, academia, legal, sports, health and wellness, sustainability, entertainment, media, and AI, automation and tech.
“The goal with Luxury Women Leaders to Watch 2027 is to showcase the honored women executives’ leadership chops and potential to shape organizational and consumer behavior,” Mr. Alam Khan said.
How to apply
Nominations are welcome for women leaders with decision-making and leadership responsibilities across organizational disciplines and luxury sectors. Nominees cannot nominate themselves.
Please email [email protected] with a 125-word case in a Word document for why that woman candidate was nominated, listing her key leadership accomplishments, potential as a role model and a hint of her goals and plans for the year ahead.
In the same nominating document, please include the name, title, company and email address of the nominee and her direct superior for interviewing purposes.
Submissions should include a separately attached high-res color jpeg headshot photo of the candidate (200-300dpi to crop images 718 pixels wide by 404 pixels length). We should be able to crop the photo in a landscape position.
The email with the nomination should say “Luxury Women Leaders to Watch 2027 nomination” in the subject line.
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, June 24.
The 50 candidates who make the list will be featured with profiles on Luxury Marketer, highlighting duties, goals and achievements. They will also be honored with promotion on LinkedIn.
Luxury Marketer’s judging decision is final.
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