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Advice for Glossier’s New CEO

Kyle Leahy, a veteran of Nike and Cole Haan, succeeds founder Emily Weiss. But will a traditional retail executive be able to steer an untraditional brand?
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Emily Weiss, who launched Glossier in 2014, is stepping down as CEO. (Getty Images)

It’s been a tumultuous year for Glossier. On Tuesday, founder Emily Weiss announced in a blog post that she would be stepping down as chief executive officer and Kyle Leahy, an alum of Nike, Cole Haan and American Express, would be Glossier’s new chief executive, effective immediately. The news didn’t come out of nowhere: In January, the company

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