Former CEO, Bergdorf Goodman; former and president of Saks Fifth Avenue; now with private equity firm Castanea Partners
Ronald Frasch was named President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue in February 2007. He joined the Company in January 2004 and served in a non-executive role through November 2004 when he was named Vice Chairman and Chief Merchant of Saks Fifth Avenue. Frasch served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Group’s Bergdorf Goodman from April 2000 until January 2004. He was President of GFT USA from July 1996 until March 2000 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Escada USA from February 1994 until June 1996. Prior to that, he spent ten years at Neiman Marcus in various merchandising roles of increasing responsibility, rising to Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager. Prior to joining Neiman Marcus, Frasch was a divisional merchandise manager with Saks Fifth Avenue.
