Veronica Chou
Veronica Chou | |
|---|---|
| Born | Veronica Sylvia Wing Wai Au Chou 1984 (age 41–42)[1] Hawaii, US |
| Education | University of Southern California |
| Occupations | Businesswoman and (now banned) charity trustee |
| Known for | former trustee at Fashion for Relief |
| Title | Founder and CEO, Everybody & Everyone; President, Iconix China Group and Novel Fashion Holdings |
| Spouse |
Evgeny Klyucharev (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Silas Chou |
Veronica Chou (Chinese: 曹穎惠; pinyin: Cáo Yǐnghuì, also known as Veronica Sylvia Wing Wai Au Chou; born 1984) is a Chinese-American businesswoman.
Early life
[edit]Veronica Chou was born in Hawaii, United States.[1] Her father is Silas Chou.[2] Chou grew up in Hong Kong.[1] She attended high school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut and went on to study communications and business at the USC in California.[2][1][3]
Career
[edit]Chou is the president of Iconix China Group and Novel Fashion Holdings, companies founded by her father.[4][5][1]
In 2019, she launched Everybody & Everyone, a fashion brand selling women's clothes.[6][7][8]
In November 2021, she quit as a trustee of Fashion for Relief, a charitable foundation by Naomi Campbell, amidst a financial probe by the regulatory commission.[9][10]
In September 2024 the UK Charity Commission found that "there had been serious misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration of the [Fashion for Relief] charity by its trustees since it was established", including mismanagement of funds and incomplete vetting of charity partners.[11] Following the decision, Chou was barred as a trustee for four years.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Chou married at Wan Chai's Grand Hyatt Hotel in 2007.[2][5][1] She spends her time in Singapore and California with her daughter Jessica.[1][13]
In November 2017, during a trial at London's Blackfriars Crown Court, Chou and Klyucharev accused their chauffeur of theft. All charges were subsequently dropped.[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (4 April 2014). "Heiress Veronica Chou on her Beijing 'courtyard house in the sky'". The Financial Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Daughter of a Dynasty: Meet Veronica Chou". harpersbazaar.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ "Veronica Chou on Fashion, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship". The POWER Thread. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Silas Chouis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Textile heiress Veronica Chou and Russian beau wed in style". scmp.com. December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ "Billionaire clothing dynasty heiress launches Everybody & Everyone to make fashion sustainable". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Gollayan, Christian (2019-10-29). "Veronica Chou Launches Sustainable Fashion Brand Everybody & Everyone". Hong Kong Tatler. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Hong Kong fast-fashion heiress goes green, urges shopper's to buy less". The Straits Times. 2020-10-23. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "Mayor's Fund for London reports Naomi Campbell's charity over debt of £50,000". the Guardian. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief charity is subject of inquiry by watchdogs". news.yahoo.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "Charity Inquiry: Fashion for Relief". gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Pylas, Pan; Lesprit, Marine (27 September 2024). "Naomi Campbell barred from charity work after financial misconduct findings". KATV. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Veronica Chou Profile - Hong Kong Tatler". Hong Kong Tatler. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ Johnston, Neil (7 November 2017). "Russian tycoon drops stolen gem charges over prostitute and drugs publicity". The Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.