Sally Pofcher is high energy leader with almost 30 years of experience scaling omni-channel consumer businesses, building brand love while delivering exceptional financial results. Her perspective is enriched by having significant senior roles in every angle of the sector – as CEO, private equity partner (at industry-leading consumer PE firm, L Catterton), consulting partner (at McKinsey), and Board member on multiple consumer businesses.

Sally was CEO of Hanna Andersson from late 2020 thru July 2021, rejuvenating this iconic sustainable children’s apparel brand as an e-commerce business, delivering 30% top line growth and quadrupled profitability.  As Chief Executive Officer of PaperSource from 2007-2015, Sally built a team that transformed the company into a design-driven brand, grew the company from 20 to 120 stores, delivered profitability in line with top-decile specialty retailers, and led a sale process in 2013 that delivered 5x investor returns.

As an Operating Partner at L Catterton, the world’s leading consumer growth investor, Sally was an engaged Board member on a number of portfolio businesses, advisor to a broader set of portfolio CEOs, and active in deal assessment. As a partner at McKinsey & Company, Sally worked with a number of major branded companies and retailers on their growth strategies, format renewal, and operational processes.  She was also SVP of Strategy and Business Development at Gap Inc and spent three years at Citibank in New York and Latin America working with consumer companies.  Sally has a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University/Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Sally has served on the Boards of Hanna Andersson, Sweaty Betty, Protein Bar & Kitchen, CoverFX, Claire’s, Pet Valu, Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco, and Marwen (free fine arts classes for Chicago CPS schools). Sally lives outside Chicago, has three daughters (ages 23, 20, and 11), and has been involved in her community as Co-Chair of the New Trier Township Highschool PTA, Executive Board Member of Marwen (free fine arts classes for underserved Chicago youth), and as a member of Young Presidents Organization.