Kellwood (NYSE: KWD) Elects Two New Board Members
August 05 2004 - 4:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
Kellwood (NYSE: KWD) Elects Two New Board Members ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellwood has elected Robert J. Baer and
Harvey A. Weinberg to the Company's Board of Directors, according
to Hal J. Upbin, chairman and chief executive officer. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011220/CGTH038LOGO ) Baer is
a seasoned executive in the transportation industry with over 28
years of experience. He is currently the chairman of the St. Louis
Metropolitan Sewer District and president emeritus of UniGroup,
Inc. During his tenure at UniGroup, he most recently was president
and chief operating officer and spent 25 years as the top operating
executive. Through his career, Baer was chairman of both the
American Moving and Storage Association, and the Household Goods
Carriers' Bureau. Baer has also been very involved in the St. Louis
Community. From 1990 to 1996, he chaired the St. Louis Regional
Convention and Sports Complex Authority. He is past president of
the City of St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners and is an
emeritus member of Civic Progress. Baer's civic achievements led to
his receipt of the John H. Poelker Award for Public Service from
CORO Midwestern Foundation and the Downtown St. Louis, Inc. Levee
Stone Award. The American Moving and Storage Association also
honored him in 1999 with the organization's Distinguished Service
Award. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Southern
Illinois University at Edwardsville and in 1992 he was awarded an
honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Maryville University in St.
Louis. Weinberg has over 35 years experience in the apparel
industry as both a retailer and manufacturer. He spent 25 years at
Hartmarx Corporation in various executive positions, the last five
of which he was chairman and chief executive officer. Currently, he
is a private investor and serves on the Board of Directors of Syms
and R.G. Barry Corporation. He also serves on the Dean's Advisory
Board of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at
Northwestern University and is an Academic Director in Kellogg's
Executive Development Program. Weinberg is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin with a degree in Marketing and Business
Administration. "Both Bob and Harvey will complement our existing
Board. Harvey's extensive background in fashion will be an asset to
our governing board as Kellwood continues to grow and Bob's
involvement in St. Louis affairs helps continue the sense of
community already present at Kellwood corporate headquarters," said
Upbin. The new additions bring a total of 7 independent directors
on Kellwood's ten-member Board. Kellwood (NYSE:KWD), a $2.35
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), David Meister(TM), 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), Gerber(R), Slates(R) and
Bill Burns(R) are produced under licensing agreements. For more
information, visit http://www.kellwood.com/ .
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Kellwood Company CONTACT:
Corina Taylor of Kellwood Company, +1-314-576-3391, Web site:
http://www.kellwood.com/
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