Feelunique poaches Amazon's fashion director as new CEO

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 18-Sep-2019
Finance Retail Marketing

Sarah Miles will take the top job after Joel Palix stepped down from the online beauty retailer in February

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Feelunique poaches Amazon's fashion director as new CEO
Feelunique poaches Amazon's fashion director as new CEO

Feelunique has tapped Amazon’s fashion director Sarah Miles to fill the long-empty role of CEO as the company ramps up expansion into wellness.

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