Laurence Lewin (20 May 1944 – 12 November 2008) was an English-born Canadian accountant, computer programmer and entrepreneur, who was one of the co-founders of lingerie firm La Senza.
Lewin was working at clothing retailer Suzy Shier, in 1990, when he co-founded La Senza, a lingerie firm that was eventually licensed to 700 retail outlets around the world.
On 6 April 2006, La Senza issued a press release, quoting Lewin, to try to clarify its position as to whether one of its brassieres infringed a Victoria's Secret design.
The firm was acquired by lingerie giant Victoria's Secret, on 12 October 2006, for $710 million CAD.
Lewin immigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada, and settled in Montreal in the 1970s.
Lewin appeared on the first two seasons of the Canadian Dragons' Den TV series.
References
- La Senza and Victoria's Secret La Senza, 6 April 2006, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- La Senza takes on Beauty! - Lingerie leader to launch Victoria's Secret Beauty in its Canadian stores Newswire, 15 October 2006, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- Limited Brands buys La Senza The Globe and Mail, 15 November 2006, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- Arlene Dickinson. Goodbye to a friend: Laurence Lewin CBC News, 14 November 2008, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- La Senza Head Dies Canadian Jewish News, 27 November 2008, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- Dragon attack: Laurence Lewin, La Senza Profit Guide, 27 September 2007, retrieved 2 February 2018^
- Deaths Montreal Gazette, 13 November 2008, retrieved 2 February 2018^