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 $19.32 million as of April 4th, 2024. Ms. Benson owns 68,597 shares of Williams-Sonoma stock worth more than $19,322,403 as of April 25th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Ms. Benson may own. Additionally, Ms. Benson receives an annual salary of $3,220,000.00 as Insider at Williams-Sonoma. Learn More about Marta Benson's net worth.
How old is Marta Benson?
Ms. Benson is currently 61 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Williams-Sonoma. The oldest executive at Williams-Sonoma is Ms. Vicki D. McWilliams, Executive Vice President of Retail & Business Sales, who is 65 years old. Learn More on Marta Benson's age.
What is Marta Benson's salary?
As the Insider of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Ms. Benson earns $3,220,000.00 per year. The highest earning executive at Williams-Sonoma is Ms. Laura J. Alber, President, CEO & Director, who commands a salary of $5,320,000.00 per year. Learn More on Marta Benson's salary.
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Has Marta Benson been buying or selling shares of Williams-Sonoma?
Over the course of the past ninety days, Marta Benson has sold $5,490,713.04 in Williams-Sonoma stock. Most recently, Marta Benson sold 17,816 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.19, for a transaction totalling $5,490,713.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 68,597 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?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Williams-Sonoma?
During the last year, insiders at the specialty retailer sold shares 12 times. They sold a total of 199,997 shares worth more than $37,229,714.95. The most recent insider tranaction occured on April, 4th when CEO Marta Benson sold 17,816 shares worth more than $5,490,713.04. 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 4/4/2024.
