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About the Company

Barneys New York (Barneys) is a luxury specialty retailer renowned for having the most discerning edit from the world`s top designers, including women`s and men`s ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and gifts for the home. Barneys`​ signature sense of wit and style is manifested in its creative advertising campaigns, original holiday themes, and celebrated window displays. Founded as a men`s retailer in 1923 in downtown Manhattan, it became an international arbiter of high style for both women and men in the 1970s, renowned for discovering and developing new and innovative design talent. Today, Barneys New York operates flagship stores in New York City, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and Las Vegas along with a preeminent luxury online store, Barneys.com, as well as 16 other stores and outlets across the United States.

About the Person

Abu Bakar is SVP and Head of IT at Barneys New York, Inc.. Previously, Abu held various senior IT leadership roles in the industry.