Ed Razek grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised by his father, a steel mill worker.
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12 Facts About Ed Razek
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Ed Razek earned a degree in English at Ohio State University in the late 1960s.
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Ed Razek worked in advertising for several years at Shelly Berman Communicators in Columbus, Ohio.
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Ed Razek was a partner with Shelly Berman and Bill Wickham at the agency.
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In 1983, Ed Razek left SBC and joined in-house branding operations at the Limited.
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In 1994, Wexner tasked Razek with developing a fashion show for one of the companies brands.
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Ed Razek was instrumental in selecting the brand's models, known as "Angels" and given angel wings, and in creating the company's TV ads.
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In 2019, an activist shareholder, CEO James A Mitarotonda of Barington Capital Group, criticized Razek and pressured L Brands in an open letter to update the brand image and switch up the predominantly male board of directors at the company.
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Ed Razek later apologized on social media and, in August 2019, he stepped down.
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In 2020, The New York Times reported that Ed Razek "presided over an entrenched culture of misogyny, bullying, and harassment".
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Interviews with more than 30 current and former executives, employees, contractors and models alleged that Wexner and Ed Razek played prominent roles in cultivating the toxic environment.
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