Based in London, Sophie Hanson has deep experience in CEO succession, C-suite and Board succession projects with a focus on the Consumer, Retail, Apparel & Luxury sectors. She currently co- leads the firm’s EMEA Consumer Practice and previously co-founded and led the firm’s global Retail, Apparel & Luxury Practice Group from 2009-2019. Sophie is a trusted advisor to Boards, CEOs, CFO’s and CHRO’s on succession projects as well as on individual and team leadership development projects. Her clients include publicly listed, private equity-backed and family businesses.
Thriving in a complex world of constant change and ever-increasing velocity takes a special kind of leader. I care about helping great talent become the inspiring leaders they want to be.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Sophie was Director of Marketing and Business Development for Stella McCartney. Previously, she worked as a Marketing Director in roles with the LVMH Group and the Richemont Group. In her early career, Sophie held a variety of brand management positions with Revlon.
Sophie has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in economics from Barnard College at Columbia University.
