Prada has appointed Malika Savell, Director-Cultural Diversity- Partnerships & Engagement, LVMH as the new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for its North American subsidiary, reports. Fashion Network. In her new role, Savell will be responsible for developing policies, strategies and programs to help ensure diverse representation of cultures and perspectives at all levels of the company. She will also be responsible for collaborating with all committees and departments within Prada that are involved in diversity and inclusion issues. She will work closely with Prada's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, created last year after the brand was accused of racism in relation to some of its products in late 2018.

Savell started her corporate career in marketing, soon making a name for herself in experiential marketing, working among others at Sony, NBC and Remy Cointreau, She joined the New York subsidiary of French luxury group LVMH in 2011. Here, she took on several executive roles, eventually being appointed director of cultural diversity- partnerships & engagement in 2019.