Kristian Wolfsgaard Andersen

Kristian W. Andersen has over two decades of experience in all aspects of fashion brand & retail management. Currently, Chief Innovation Officer at NorthModern , a catalytic, community company, connecting art, sport fashion, urban development and an almost decade long focus and investments in in-depth knowledge sharing and learning on sustainable matters. 


 Upon joining CIFF in 2011, Mr. Andersen was tasked with overhauling CIFF's visual identity, transforming its structure and setting a new course for the company's expansion. Under his direction, CIFF has grown from regional trade fair to international fashion hub and showcase for the industry’s most directional and forward-thinking brands. Through a unique blend of curation, creative collaborations and an unfailing eye for spotting and nurturing emerging design talent, Mr. Andersen has transformed CIFF into a major bi-annual destination for industry's top brands, buyers, agents, press and influencers. Along the way, he has reinvented the trade show concept and earned the reputation for being Europe’s most dynamic and innovative sales platform. CIFF under Mr Andersen's direction dedicated every season its main power and resources on high profile collaborations showcasing the way forward for a more sustainable industry. Twice annually, the CIFF platform welcomes nearly 2000 brands across more than 60,000 sq m. of exhibition space. The CIFF platform encompasses CIFF, CIFF YOUTH, RAVEN, prolific sustainability projects, and CIFF Showrooms, nearly 15,000 sq m of permanent luxury showroom space housing more than 500 brands. Thanks to his extensive and wide-ranging experience in fashion retail, showroom and brand management, including as founder and CEO of acclaimed directional brand "annhagen a/s", a brand (which at its height was carried by the most selective multi-brand retailers including Maria Luisa, Montaigne Market and Lane Crawford), Mr. Andersen is uniquely poised to understand the challenges of both commercial and design-driven brands and to provide the support they require to thrive in a hyper-competitive environment.


 Specialties: Design, lifestyle and fashion brand management, retail corporate strategy. Brand audit. Profit and revenue enhancement