THE WHAT? Rhode’s Head of Model, Lauren Ratner has been promoted to President and Chief Model Officer. Her appointment follows the departure of CEO Melanie Bender.

THE DETAILS In line with a report revealed by WWD, Ratner joined Hailey Bieber’s model upfront of its launch and her CV lists a number of high-profile advertising roles, together with at Michael Kors and Reformation.

THE WHY? Bieber instructed WWD, “Lauren has been by my facet forming the world of Rhode since inception in 2020, serving to to convey my imaginative and prescient to life. She’s an extremely expert model builder and has an innate understanding of my imaginative and prescient as a founder in addition to a savvy understanding of our buyer. We each have massive ambitions for Rhode and I’m excited for all that’s to come back.”