Bath & Body Works | Chief Executive Officers Through The Years

Bath & Body Works CEO Gina Boswell was named to the Clorox company board of directors effective May 19th, 2025.  Read Story HERE

Gina Boswell was appointed CEO and board director of Bath & Body Works in December 2022, at 59.  Read FORBES HERE.  Read B&BW HERE.

List Of CEO's

Les Wexner (Founder, 50+ years - transitioned from CEO to chairman emeritus in 2020 )

Andrew Meslow (CEO from 2/2020 - 5/12/22 (health reasons cited for leaving - {2/10/2025 joined Vera Bradley Board of Directors})

Sarah Nash (Interim CEO from 5/12/22 - 12/1/2022)

Gina Boswell (CEO from 12/1/2022 - 5/18/2025 - {5/19/2025 joined Clorox})

Daniel Heaf (CEO from 5/19/2025 - )

Articles/Sources

Les Wexner founded L Brands, a global retail empire that included Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, and served as CEO for more than 5 decades.  

Wexner announced in 2020 that he would step down and sell a majority stake in Victoria's Secret for $525 million to a private equity firm.
 FORBES

Andrew Meslow to Step Down in May; Sarah E. Nash to Serve as Executive Chair and Interim CEO HERE

Andrew Meslow is a former specialty retail executive who retired from full time work in May of 2022.

Andrew last served as the chief executive officer of L Brands and Bath & Body Works, Inc. He was promoted to CEO of Bath & Body Works in February 2020 after serving as the brand’s chief operating officer for eight years. He joined the L Brands board of directors and became the company’s CEO at the close of its annual meeting of stockholders on May 2020 HERE

Vera Bradley Continues Board Refreshment with Appointment of Andrew Meslow, Former CEO of Bath and Body Works  HERE

Sarah HERE

Gina HERE

Daniel HERE  Daniel is a passionate and innovative leader with over two decades of experience executing transformational growth strategies across consumer goods, media, retail, and technology sectors. As Head of Nike Direct, Heaf oversaw 45,000 employees in 9,000 stores across 41 countries, managing the global direct-to-consumer (DTC) business. Under his leadership, Nike’s DTC business grew from $10.4 billion in 2018 to $22.3 billion in 2023. He also launched and expanded Nike’s portfolio of digital apps, including the Nike App, Nike Run Club, Nike Training Club, and SNKRS. Most recently, Heaf was Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Nike, where he built the Company’s Transformation Office and developed Nike’s corporate, functional, consumer, and geography strategies. Prior to Nike, Heaf served as Senior Vice President of Digital, Digital Marketing, Customer Service & Data at Burberry, where he helped reposition the brand as a digital innovator. At Burberry, Heaf increased digital sales from 5% to 15% and pioneered the livestreaming of fashion shows in partnership with Apple.