John J. Ling

CEO, MacKenzie-Childs

BIOGRAPHY

John Ling has been the CEO of MacKenzie-Childs (Eagle Tree Capital) since September 2015.  John spent much of his career (15 years) at Crate and Barrel, a leading home furnishings retailer with a retail, catalog and e-commerce presence.  During his time at Crate and Barrel, it grew from a regional tabletop housewares retailer to a global, multi-billion dollar, Omni-channel retailer – adding furniture, e-commerce and international retail along the way.  John provided leadership for Crate and Barrel’s e-commerce platform, international retail operations, global sourcing, vendor management and end-to-end supply chain operations. Most recently he was CEO for Artissimo Designs (Huron Capital Partners), the leading provider of fashion-forward and licensed wall-art to retailers including Nordstrom, Living Spaces, Restoration Hardware, The TJX Companies, Wal-Mart, and Target.  Early in his career, John was at Frito-Lay for 10 years with roles in plant management, industrial engineering, distribution, transportation & manufacturing engineering and subsequently spent 4 years with Merck-Medco Managed Care in general management, customer service, and engineering roles.

John has an BS in Industrial and Operations Engineering with an emphasis in Computer Sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA in Business Management with an emphasis in Finance from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

John is married to Robin, his high-school sweetheart and has three children; Erin, Drew and Evan, three grandchildren, two English Springer Spaniels, and enjoys doing anything he can do outdoors to stay fit.