Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear-turned-lifestyle brand Skims has appointed Kim Seymour as its first chief people officer.

A human resources veteran, Seymour most recently ran her own HR advisory, Leadership Amplified. Before that, she served as chief human resources officer at Etsy and held senior HR roles at American Express and Home Depot Supply.

In her new role, Seymour will report to — and work “side by side” with — Skims chief executive and co-founder Jens Grede, the company said in a statement, and will help align “talent operations to business strategies.”

The hire comes amid a string of senior leadership appointments as Skims continues to scale. In November, the company named Ami Colé founder Diarrha N’Diaye as executive vice president of beauty and fragrance to lead its beauty relaunch, expected to take shape this year. In August, it appointed Michael Kors alum Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to lead an expansion that included standalone stores in London and Dubai.

Skims operates 20 stores in the US, four franchise locations in Mexico and has opened its first franchise in Dubai. The brand has expanded well beyond its shapewear origins into a lifestyle brand spanning loungewear and athleisure. In November, the six-year-old company was valued at $5 billion following a $225 million capital raise led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, up from a $4 billion valuation in 2023.

Editor’s Note: This article was amended on Jan. 9, 2026 to update the total number of Skims’ standalone stores.

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