The Pimkie boss Lilienfeld Sandrine is already saying goodbye to the French women’s fashion supplier. She had only been in the post of general manager since February.
Sandrine describes her time at Pimkie as the “shortest adventure” of her career in a post on the LinkedIn careers network. There are various reasons for the separation, according to the post from last Friday. This includes conflicting management values and irreconcilable worldviews, as well as differing shareholder perspectives on how the company should be restructured.
“I remain convinced that Pimkie can once again become the number one popular brand among young French women and that the founding shareholders (AFM) have given the company every opportunity to prosper in the sale,” said Sandrine.
In February, the previous owner, the Mulliez family holding company AFM, sold Pimkie to Pimkinvest, a consortium led by groups Lee Cooper France, Amoniss (Kindy) and Ibisler Tekstil. In response, the new ownership coalition has laid out a tough plan for the retailer, which includes closing 64 stores and cutting 257 jobs by 2027.