MEET THE TEAM

Glen Schanen is a retail industry leader with extensive experience in e-commerce, strategic planning, product and brand development, talent development and leased businesses for top U.S. retailers in apparel, footwear and accessories. Glen previously served as SVP & GMM of Macys.com for Men’s, Kids and Lease. During his tenure, he led these businesses to explosive growth within the digital segment of Macy’s.

Glen’s career at Macy’s spans over 30 years in key leadership roles in e-commerce, sourcing, buying and merchandising across multiple product categories. He started out on the selling floor at Bloomingdale’s, while working his way through college, and progressed through a broad array of buying and product development roles at Lord & Taylor and Macy’s. In 2008 he joined Macy’s nascent dot com business, where he was soon recognized for leadership, innovation, and aggressively driving sales and profit growth. In 2012, MR Magazine honored him and his team at Macy’s as Internet Retailer of the Year.

He is a board member and former president of the Father’s Day/Mother Day Council, which donates all of its proceeds to Save the Children. He is also on the advisory board of the NY Tech Fashion lab.

President & CEO of Kaliman Consulting Group, an advisory and project based firm providing strategic sourcing and process improvement services for the apparel ecosystem. Sourcing Director at Sears Holdings, Divisional Merchandise Manager at Macy’s Product Development, VP of Production at Henry Cotton’s. Supply Chain specialist and retail merchandiser with expertise in sourcing, product development and manufacturing. Directed the product development and sourcing for numerous brands, establishing production initiatives in Asia, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Italy, Turkey, and Central America. Extensive experience in strategic global production planning, apparel manufacturing and Product Life Cycle Management. MBA, Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Andrea Dechtman is a global retail executive with extensive experience in e-commerce, catalog and stores, for specialty and department stores as well as wholesale brands. Her breath of experience spans all categories of apparel, including men’s, women’s, kids, baby, footwear, accessories, as well as the home businesses of furniture, textiles, bed, bath, kitchen and food.

With expertise in e-commerce, strategic planning, inventory management, supply chain management, talent development, managed leased businesses and market brands, Andrea has led startups to large organizations while growing sales and profitability.

She began her career on the sales floor of a local Hallmark Store and continued her love for retail with an internship during college at a luxury Italian clothing store. After college Andrea worked at a startup home business, the fashion footwear brand Sam & Libby, the GAP, Williams-Sonoma, west elm, and Dress Barn. Andrea joined Macys.com in 2008 and built a high-performing team to drive sales and profitability.

As a results-oriented leader adept at strategic/financial planning and business analysis, Andrea has succeeded in growing businesses, driving brand objectives, overseeing change management and reorganizational structures, and improving profitability for top U.S. retailers.