website birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
-lsb- http://slatkin.com slatkin.com -rsb- 14 august 1960 laura slatkin harry slatkin
 harry slatkin entrepreneur ; fortune 500 executive , philanthropist
harry slatkin

harry slatkin -lrb- born august 14 , 1960 -rrb- is an american businessman , entrepreneur and philanthropist .
`` the new york times '' called him the `` king '' of home fragrance and celebrities like oprah winfrey and elton john defer to him when it comes to home fragrance .
founder and creative force behind slatkin & co , a home fragrance brand , slatkin is regarded as one of the country 's fragrance experts .
a former bear stearns director , he created slatkin & co in 1992 .
launched at saks fifth avenue , the brand was picked up by specialty retailers neiman marcus , bergdorf goodman , barneys and international stores like harrods in london , villa moda in dubai and joyce in hong kong .
fans of the brand included martha stewart , ralph lauren , tory burch , elton john , the christian dior company , flocked to slatkin to create home fragrance collections .
in 2005 , retailer les wexner purchased slatkin & co. for limited brands -lrb- nyse : ltd. .
he named slatkin president of home design for limited brands as well as president of slatkin & co. .
slatkin is a contributing editor at elle décor magazine and appears regularly on qvc .
he has made guest appearances on such shows as cnn , `` the martha stewart show '' , `` extra tv '' , `` e! news '' , cnbc , abc and comedy central .
in june 2011 , harry slatkin along with the labelux group , acquired belstaff , a british outerwear brand known for inventing the first water resistant wax cotton .
slatkin assumed the role of chief executive officer and , in july 2011 , tapped martin cooper as chief creative officer .
today , belstaff is headquartered in new york and london and showrooms reside in london , new york and milan .
slatkin resides in manhattan and east hampton , new york .
slatkin and his wife serve on the boards of various non-profit organizations including autism speaks , henry street settlement house , the new england center for children and nyca -lrb- new york collaborates for autism -rrb- , which slatkin and his wife founded and then built the first charter school for autism in new york state .
