Howard Kreitzman

Howard’s background includes more than 35 years of diverse retail experience including department stores, international duty free luxury goods, and multi venue specialty retail environments.

Since 2003, he has been Vice President, Cosmetics and Fragrances for Bloomingdale’s, as general manager for all aspects of the company’s national beauty business.

Howard’s career started at Macy’s NY as an executive trainee, and progressed to include a variety of management positions at Burdine’s in Miami, DFS in San Francisco, and Warner Bros. Studio Stores in both Burbank, CA, and London, as well as Vice President, GMM for Vans, Inc. based in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

At HBA, Howard is speaking in the session M-04: The Prestige Market: Where Are We Now.