Marta Benson is the President of Pottery Barn.
Benson has spent the past four years revitalizing the heritage brand, with a clear vision of establishing Pottery Barn as America's most meaningful, beautiful design source by bringing together good products, people and values. She has led a sweeping digital transformation, effectively evolving the brand beyond catalogs and retail and accelerating digital growth during disruptive times. She has also honed the brand's core pillars, amplifying inspiration, quality, sustainability and service every day and in everything Pottery Barn does.
Benson joined Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in 2011 where, in her prior role as SVP, Strategy and Business Development, she spearheaded the acquisition of Rejuvenation, a Portland-based lighting and house-parts brand. She also incubated and developed Mark and Graham, a personalized gift-giving brand celebrating the artful mingling of typography and design.
Benson brings more than 30 years of retail, merchandising and marketing experience with both start-up and legacy brands that all share a commitment to quality. Some of her additional career highlights include serving as CEO of Gump's, where she was hired to lead the turnaround of the 150-year-old San Francisco brand, and driving exponential growth at Restoration Hardware, where she took the brand from 10 to 100 stores—and its direct-to-consumer business from zero dollars to $220 million—in just six years.
Benson holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Wesleyan University.
What is Marta Benson's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Marta Benson is at least $25.20 million as of April 4th, 2024. Ms. Benson owns 137,194 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock worth more than $25,199,794 as of December 21st. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Ms. Benson may own. Learn More about Marta Benson's net worth.
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Has Marta Benson been buying or selling shares of Williams-Sonoma?
Marta Benson has not been actively trading shares of Williams-Sonoma during the last ninety days. Most recently, Marta Benson sold 35,632 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.0950, for a transaction totalling $5,490,713.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 137,194 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,140,909.43. Learn More on Marta Benson's trading history.
Who are Williams-Sonoma's active insiders?
Williams-Sonoma's insider roster includes Laura Alber (CEO), Alex Bellos (Insider), Marta Benson (Insider), Monica Bhargava (PRESIDENT, POTTERY BARN), Jeffrey Howie (EVP & CFO), David King (EVP), Ryan Ross (Insider), Sabrina Simmons (Director), Karalyn Smith (EVP), and Julie Whalen (CFO). Learn More on Williams-Sonoma's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Williams-Sonoma?
During the last year, insiders at the specialty retailer sold shares 13 times. They sold a total of 334,412 shares worth more than $47,477,336.14. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 2nd when CFO Jeffrey Howie sold 3,160 shares worth more than $560,552.40. Insiders at Williams-Sonoma own 1.5% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Williams-Sonoma. Information on this page was last updated on 12/2/2024.
