Paul Charron

Paul Charron

Paul R. Charron is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Liz Claiborne Inc., the global retail and fashion company. Following his retirement, he served for five years as Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus, a New York-based private equity firm. A member of the Campbell Soup Company Board of Directors since 2003, Mr. Charron became Chairman in 2009 and served in that role until his retirement in November, 2015. Mr. Charron served on the Administrative Board of Escada SE and on the Board of Directors of Unifi, Inc until 2019. He is also the Chairman of the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP). Mr. Charron has been involved in a number of industry and philanthropic activities, including leadership positions on the boards of the National Retail Federation and the American Apparel and Footwear Association. Mr. Charron received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame, and holds an MBA from Harvard University