Kellwood Names Childrenswear Executive Gary F. Simmons President of Gerber Childrenswear
March 02 2005 - 3:36PM
PR Newswire (US)
Kellwood Names Childrenswear Executive Gary F. Simmons President of
Gerber Childrenswear NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Kellwood announced the appointment of Gary F. Simmons as president
of its Gerber Childrenswear division, today, according to Patrick
J. Burns, chief executive officer of Childrenswear and president of
Kellwood Intimate Apparel. Simmons has 29 years' experience in the
apparel and retail industry -- and has developed strategic
partnerships within the industry to open new revenue opportunities
and maximize bottom line results. "Gary is a results-oriented
executive with strong experience in leading high-performance
organizations, forging retailer relationships and building strong
brands. I look forward to partnering with him as our management
team charts the course which will carry the company to continued
success," said Burns. Simmons is a seasoned executive in the
childrenswear market. He most recently held the post of chief
executive officer for VF Playwear were he directed all aspects of
operations for the branded childrenswear business from 1997-2004.
Prior to VF he was president and chief executive officer of
Healthtex from 1993-1997. In addition to these posts, he held
various management level positions within the childrenswear
industry from 1976-1992. Based in New York, Simmons reports to
Burns. Kellwood (NYSE:KWD) is a $2.5 billion marketer of apparel
and consumer soft goods. Kellwood specializes in branded as well as
private label products, and markets to all channels of distribution
with product specific to a particular channel. Kellwood brands
include Phat Farm(R), Baby Phat(R), Sag Harbor(R), Koret(R),
Jax(R), David Dart(R), Democracy(R), Dorby(TM), My Michelle(R),
Briggs New York(R), Northern Isles(R), David Brooks(R), Kelty(R),
and Sierra Designs(R). Calvin Klein(R), XOXO(R), Liz Claiborne(R)
Dresses and Suits, IZOD(R), Dockers(R), David Meister(TM),
Gerber(R), Slates(R) and Bill Burns(R) are produced under licensing
agreements. For more information, visit http://www.kellwood.com/ .
DATASOURCE: Kellwood Company CONTACT: Corina Taylor, Director
Corporate Communications, Kellwood Company, +1-314-576-3391, or Web
site: http://www.kellwood.com/
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