Womenswear company Victoria’s Secret has appointed Hillary Super as chief executive and member of the board.

Super joins Victoria’s Secret from intimates and accessories brand Savage X Fenty where she held the role of chief executive. She also worked at clothing firm Anthropologie for four years where she held various roles including that of global chief executive.

Super replaces Martin Waters, who has held the role of chief executive for nearly four years.

Timothy (TJ) Johnson, the company’s chief financial and administrative officer, will serve as interim chief executive until Super joins Victoria’s Secret on 9 September.

Waters will remain employed as an advisor to the company until the end of August to support the transition.

Chair of the board Donna James said that Super would deliver the brand’s transformation strategy and exploit international expansion opportunities for growth.

“We are particularly impressed with her merchant leadership capabilities paired with an operator’s discipline and bias for driving value creation,” James added. “She understands vertically integrated retail brands and has an intuitive understanding of the consumer landscape, informed by customer insights which are critical for consistently delivering in this industry and its ever-accelerating fashion and economic cycles.“

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