Andrew Meslow is a former specialty retail executive who retired from full time work in May of 2022.

Andrew last served as the chief executive officer of L Brands and Bath & Body Works, Inc. He was promoted to CEO of Bath & Body Works in February 2020 after serving as the brand’s chief operating officer for eight years. He joined the L Brands board of directors and became the company’s CEO at the close of its annual meeting of stockholders on May 2020. In his prior role of the COO of Bath & Body Works, Andrew led several areas of the business, including finance, merchandise planning and allocation, store operations and the direct channel. He joined L Brands in 2003, working in roles at Victoria’s Secret and the corporate group before moving to Bath & Body Works in 2005 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining L Brands, Andrew was with Banana Republic for more than seven years, where he held a variety of leadership positions including vice president/brand CFO. He began his retail career at Ann Taylor in 1991, where he was part of the Ann Taylor Loft launch team.

Andrew has also served since September 2019 on the board of Lutheran Social Services, a non-profit organization with a mission of uplifting families and strengthening communities across 27 Ohio counties by addressing core societal issues related to food, shelter, safety and healing. Andrew has been elected to serve as the Chair of the LSS Board starting in 2024.

Andrew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Princeton University.

Andrew and his wife Allison live in New Albany, Ohio. They have been married for almost 30 years and have a 23-year old son John (“Jack”) and a 20-year old daughter Katherine.

Andrew enjoys investing, golfing, travel and any kind of competitive game play, from cards to boardgames.