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Karen W. Katz

Karen W. Katz, M.B.A.

Karen W. Katz

Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Nieman Marcus Group LTD LLC

Karen W. Katz, M.B.A. was initially elected to the Board in September 2019. She was most recently interim CEO of Intermix, LLC from June 2022 to December 2022. Prior to Intermix, Ms. Katz served as the President and CEO of Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC from 2010 to February 2018. Neiman Marcus Group is an international multibrand omni-channel retailer whose portfolio of brands includes Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and MyTheresa. Having joined Neiman Marcus in 1985, Ms. Katz served in key executive and leadership roles in the company’s merchant, stores and eCommerce organizations as Executive Vice President—Stores, a member of the Office of the Chairman of Neiman Marcus Group, and President, Neiman Marcus Online, and President and CEO, Neiman Marcus Stores. Ms. Katz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Under Armour, Inc. and The RealReal, Inc.

The Board believes that Ms. Katz is an extremely accomplished executive with deep experience and a demonstrated commitment to understanding, and meeting, the needs of customers by maintaining a personalized experience enabled by digital transformation. She brings a holistic approach to customer service, including acumen for employing technology to advance service delivery, combined with demonstrated success in growing business through forward thinking leadership, providing valuable perspective and expertise to the Board.

Independent Director