Born in South Africa in 1975 and a Dutch national, Marlene P. Naicker began her career in fashion design in Europe. A highly creative and dynamic individual, she founded the leather goods brand Muldooneys, which she would build over the next nine years despite facing the testing challenges of entrepreneurship and a tragic diagnosis of breast cancer.

Marlene holds qualifications in design, psychology of interactive design, tourism marketing, and communications and has contributed to fashion columns and feature articles on innovation within the luxury goods industry for various publications. She is a specialist in luxury leather goods using new technology innovation within her creative direction. She is currently pursuing her executive MBA in fashion at the London College of Fashion Business School. 

In her spare moments of relaxation, Marlene enjoys biking along the canals, exploring flower and farmers’ markets, flower arranging, visiting art museums, and throwing dinner parties for family and friends at home in Amsterdam.