Williams-Sonoma has promoted Monica Bhargava to president of the Pottery Barn brand.
“Monica’s design leadership and product development expertise have been instrumental to the growth of our brands, including Pottery Barn,” said Laura Alber, Williams-Sonoma president and CEO. “Her ability to pair her exceptional taste and creative vision with a commercially minded approach to product development has resulted in countless contributions to our company and endless inspiration for our customers.”
Pottery Barn CEO Marta Benson added, “Monica has been a strategic partner leading the evolution of Pottery Barn’s product assortments and broadening the aesthetics our brand addresses. Her designs have contributed materially to brand growth initiatives, particularly in furniture, outdoor and within the PB Apartment/small spaces collections. Her passion for design and ability to create products that enhance our customers’ lives at home is unmatched.”
In January, Williams-Sonoma expanded Benson’s role to CEO of Pottery Barn Brands. At the time, she remained, as she had been before the move, president of Pottery Barn but also took on supervision of Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen brands.
