Ex-Yankee Candle CEO named president of Alex and Ani

HARLAN KENT HAS been named president of Alex and Ani. / COURTESY LINKEDIN
HARLAN KENT HAS been named president of Alex and Ani. / COURTESY LINKEDIN

CRANSTON – Alex and Ani LLC has named Harlan M. Kent president of the company.
Kent, the former CEO of Yankee Candle, has nearly 30 years of experience working in consumer-focused public and private businesses.
“We are delighted to bring someone with Harlan’s talent and experience to the company,” Carolyn Rafaelian, founder and CEO, said in a statement. “His passion for creating relevancy in quality-infused products, stewarding authentic brand building and developing high performance teams fits perfectly within the Alex and Ani culture and the strategic direction we envision for the company.”
Kent, of West Hartford, Conn., spent eight years at Yankee Candle, where he oversaw 565 company stores, 30,000 wholesale locations, a digital business and an expanding international footprint. After leaving Yankee Candle last year, Kent served as CEO of C Wonder, an apparel retailer owned by Burch Creative Capital.
Prior to Yankee Candle, he held marketing and sales leadership roles with Totes Isotoner, Olin Corp. and the Campbell Soup Co. He started his career as a consultant with Bain & Company in Boston.

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