Melissa Worth is Senior Vice President of the Americas at New Balance Athletics Inc., a top global manufacturer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories. She leads the Americas business and is responsible for retail, wholesale, e-commerce, marketing, and operations for the region with dotted functions including merchandising and finance. In this role, Ms. Worth drives the elevation and reach of New Balance’s brand each day. She leads with a future vision that ensures both the brand and the team are highly competitive in today’s ever-changing environment. She empowers those around her and believes that building teamwork and trust elicits dynamic results in associate performance and the overall business. 
 
Prior to joining the New Balance team in 2018, Ms. Worth served as President of Perry Ellis. 
During her 13-year tenure, she built a team that cultivated the brand’s omni-channel approach and paved a path for the integration of technology and apparel, leading to a new and versatile product offering for the male consumer and making Perry Ellis a true innovator in the category. 
 
Ms. Worth is a retail industry veteran and brand innovator. She previously held positions at PUMA and TJX and discovered her inherent passion for retail when she held positions as Store Manager at Esprit and Filene’s post-college.
 
She is on the advisory board for WIFI (Women in the Footwear Industry), a board of trustees member for the Boston’s Children Museum, and a former board member of Bottomless Closet. She has also mentored for WOMEN Unlimited Inc., as well as judged for the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund.
 
Ms. Worth holds a bachelor of arts from The University of Miami.