Brenda Malloy

Brenda Malloy leads the firm's Global Retail and Apparel Practice and is a core member of the Global CEO and Board Practice. She brings more than 28 years of experience to Russell Reynolds. Working with leading retailers at the senior most levels on a global basis to assemble winning leadership teams, she primarily recruits at the Board level, in addition to CEOs and their direct reports for multi-channel publicly traded, privately held and private equity firms spanning vertical specialty, branded retail, big box, mass and the specialty department store sectors. Brenda has led or executed over 300 searches with over 150 at the senior most levels in the organization.

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Brenda worked with global retail clients at another leading executive search firm. While there, she won a prestigious award for the quality and excellence of her work on behalf of the firm's clients. Before that, Brenda was an associate partner in the retail practice at Accenture, the global consulting firm, where she helped clients envision, design and deliver value-focused, business-transformation initiatives. These initiatives encompassed business strategy, process, organizational structure and technology. Brenda was recognized throughout their retail practice as the subject matter expert in fashion retailing. Before joining Accenture, Brenda spent more than 14 years in the retail industry, where she held various positions in merchandising, buying and store operations with Neiman Marcus Stores and Bloomingdale's.

Education

Brenda received her bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University.