Cheryl Han has returned to Saks Global, this time in a newly created dual role, chief marketing and digital officer, the luxury department store conglomerate confirmed by email Thursday.
Han will oversee “end-to-end marketing strategy and execution, and will also oversee Saks Global’s e-commerce businesses,” a Saks Global spokesperson said in a statement.
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Cheryl Han as Chief Marketing & Digital Officer of Saks Global as we continue to take decisive steps to position the company for sustainable, profitable growth,” the spokesperson said. “This newly created position brings two important pillars together under one leader and reflects the critical role that marketing and digital play in driving sales and customer engagement across all channels.”
It’s a return for Han, who left Saks Global in August. That was just months after she was named to Saks Global’s leadership team, shortly after the $2.7 billion deal to acquire Neiman Marcus Group closed in late December. Han is a longtime Neiman Marcus veteran — as is newly appointed Saks Global CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck. Her work at Neiman Marcus Group included a stint as chief digital officer and, before that, oversight of e-commerce and customer strategy at Bergdorf Goodman.
Saks Global, whose struggles commenced almost immediately after the deal was finalized, watched a series of executives shift roles and/or make their exit throughout 2025. The company on Jan. 14 announced a bankruptcy filing.
Han’s work could be complicated by the separate tracks Saks Fifth Avenue’s digital operations are on, including through the company’s Chapter 11 process.
In 2021, Saks Fifth Avenue spun off the e-commerce of full-line Saks Fifth Avenue and the off-price Saks Off 5th banner from the brick-and-mortar operations. The digital businesses are part of Saks Global’s Chapter 11 process, but have their own chief restructuring officer. Last month the company announced it is liquidating all off-price e-commerce and shuttering nearly 60 off-price stores, leaving just a dozen open to sell excess inventory from its full-price banners.
