Leadership

Ken OhashiBrand CEO, Brooks Brothers & Eddie Bauer

Ken Ohashi is brand chief executive officer for Brooks Brothers and Eddie Bauer, reporting to Marc Rosen, chief executive officer for Catalyst Brands.

Ohashi is a highly regarded industry executive with more than 25 years of experience in fashion, consumer products, retail, and business development. He led Brooks Brothers' highly publicized acquisition and transformed and repositioned the company to profitability in less than two years.

Prior to joining Brooks Brothers, Ohashi was President of International and Global Retail for Authentic Brands Group (ABG), leading the brand management, business development, and marketing of ABG's $4 billion portfolio of brands outside the U.S. Additionally, Ohashi oversaw the formation of SPARC Group, a joint venture between ABG and Simon Property Group that supports 4,000–plus retail doors and shop–in–shops, a leading e–commerce platform and $4.7 billion in global retail sales annually.

Ohashi previously served as Senior Vice President of International and Global Licensing for Aéropostale, where he oversaw the brand's business development, merchandising, planning, corporate and store operations. Prior to his role as SVP, Ohashi served as Aéropostale's Vice President of Investor and Media Relations. He first joined Aéropostale in 2002 to transition the company from privately held to publicly traded.

Before joining Aéropostale, Ohashi, who qualified as a Certified Public Accountant, spent four years in Arthur Andersen LLP's Business Assurance and Advisory Group, where he specialized in audit and consulting to retail, fashion, advertising, and pharmaceutical companies.

An advocate for equity and the right to education, Ohashi formed a partnership between Brooks Brothers and Braven, an organization that helps first–generation and underrepresented students gain college readiness skills and land a solid first job. Brooks Brothers participates in study groups, mentoring, and funding new clothing for students. Brooks Brothers also supports StartOut, an organization that ensures that LGBTQ+ founders gain the resources, expert support, and engagement to accelerate their ideas.