KAREN BEREND
CEO
KAREN HAS BUILT A LONG CAREER IN FOOTWEAR, BEGINNING IN 1987 WITH HER FAMILY BUSINESS, BRAZILIAN FOOTWEAR INC. SHE LATER HELD LEADERSHIP ROLES AT STEVE MADDEN AND MARC FISHER FOOTWEAR, HELPED LAUNCH PINK & PEPPER, AND CO-FOUNDED LUST FOR LIFE IN 2014 WITH HER FATHER AND BROTHER.
DAVID BEREND
PRESIDENT
DAVID HAS A STRONG FOCUS ON WOMEN’S FOOTWEAR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, AND TREND STRATEGY. HE HAS HELD EXECUTIVE ROLES AT STEVE MADDEN LTD. AND LATER SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF LONDON TRASH AND LONDON REBEL, OVERSEEING PRODUCT, MARKETING, MANUFACTURING, AND SALES.
STEVEN BEREND
COO
STEVEN BRINGS OVER 50 YEARS OF FOOTWEAR EXPERIENCE, BEGINNING HIS CAREER IN 1960 AS A MERCHANDISER. HE BUILT AND LED MANUFACTURING, IMPORTING, AND SOURCING BUSINESSES, INCLUDING SEBCO, AND LATER SERVED AS COO OF PINK & PEPPER, OVERSEEING OPERATIONS, PRICING, DISTRIBUTION, AND INVENTORY.
DAVID TRINDADE
FOOTWEAR DEVELOPMENT
DAVID TRINDADE HAS EXTENSIVE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR EXPERIENCE, BEGINNING HIS CAREER IN CHINA IN 2008 AT A TAIWANESE SHOE FACTORY. HE LATER CO-FOUNDED A DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN DONGGUAN, WORKING WITH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BRANDS, AND IN 2020 FOUNDED DUAL FUSE SHOES DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
DIOR TSOI (DT)
VISUAL ARTS
DT HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A CREATIVE STYLIST, KNOWN IN HONG KONG FOR BOTH CLASSIC AND AVANT-GARDE WORK. AFTER SERVING AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR EDEN SALON IN SHANGHAI, HE FOUNDED SALON SPECTRUM AND CONTINUES TO STYLE FOR FASHION, FILM, MUSIC, EDITORIALS, TELEVISION, AND RUNWAY SHOWS.