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# Les Wexner

Recorded founding associations · Bath & Body Works · Bath & Body Works, Inc.

## Founding associations

Les Wexner is recorded as a founder of [Bath & Body Works](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-q810773/), [Bath & Body Works, Inc.](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-inc-q931354/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Les Wexner as American businessman (1937-present).

## [Bath & Body Works](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-q810773/)

American retailer under the L Brands (formerly Limited Brands) umbrella, along with Victoria's Secret. Recorded founding year: 1990.

Explore the [Bath & Body Works company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-q810773/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## [Bath & Body Works, Inc.](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-inc-q931354/)

company. Recorded founding year: 1963.

Explore the [Bath & Body Works, Inc. company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-inc-q931354/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## Research context: Retail and consumer businesses

Consumer-business research should separate the brand customers recognize from the legal organization behind it. A brand may sell directly, through stores, through wholesale partners, or through several channels. The available founding association does not establish the present channel mix or whether ownership has changed.

### Questions for researching Bath & Body Works

- Does the company’s official site explain the current products and sales channels?
- Is the founder associated with the brand, its original operating company, or a later parent organization?
- Which dated business records support the company history rather than repeating an undated biography?

This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Bath & Body Works without supporting evidence.

## Follow the founding team

Les Wexner’s association with [Bath & Body Works](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-q810773/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 1990. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

Les Wexner’s association with [Bath & Body Works, Inc.](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/bath-body-works-inc-q931354/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 1963. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.

## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q1675849](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1675849): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q810773](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q810773): founder association with Bath & Body Works.
- [Wikidata public record Q931354](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931354): founder association with Bath & Body Works, Inc..

## Using this founder record

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