Rent the Runway announced the hiring of Chris Halkyard as the company's first Chief Logistics Officer, effective August 1, 2015. In his role, Halkyard will oversee Rent the Runway's groundbreaking logistics platform, including the company's proprietary reverse-logistics operations and transportation network. In this role, Halkyard will be tasked with optimizing the proprietary systems that give Rent the Runway its competitive advantage.

Given his more than 25 years of experience with supply chain management and distribution, Halkyard will focus on developing a strategy for a more innovative and sophisticated transportation network. Halkyard joins Rent the Runway from Gilt where he most recently served as Chief Supply Chain Officer and General Manager of Distribution Services.