Les Wexner

Les Wexner
Wexner in 2004
Born
Leslie Herbert Wexner

(1937-09-08) September 8, 1937 (age 86)
Other namesLes Wexner
EducationOhio State University (BBA)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forChairman
Political partyRepublican (before 2018)[1]
Independent (since 2018)[2]
Spouse
Abigail S. Koppel
(m. 1993)
Children4

Leslie Herbert Wexner[3] (born September 8, 1937) is an American billionaire businessman, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (formerly Limited Brands).[4]

Wexner retained Jeffrey Epstein as his financial manager from 1987 to 2007 and was initially the “main client” of Epstein’s money-management firm, according to Bloomberg. Epstein ran his business out of a house Wexner owned and sometimes resided in while Advisor of Victoria's Secret.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Wealthiest Republican supporter in Ohio quits party". September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Suzanne. "Les Wexner renounces Republican Party affiliation after Obama stops in Columbus". Columbus Dispatch. Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bloomberg Business Profile: Leslie Herbert Wexner". Bloomberg News. May 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Leslie H. Wexner Biography". Academy of Achievement. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Steel, Emily; Eder, Steve; Maheshwari, Sapna; Goldstein, Matthew (July 26, 2019). "How Jeffrey Epstein Used for Wealth and Women". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Thomas, Jr, Landon (October 28, 2002). "Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery". New York. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.