G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Appoints Barbara Kennedy as President of Wholesale-Design, Merchandising and Sales of Donna Karan
January 17, 2017 at 04:05 pm EST
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G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. announced the appointment of Barbara Kennedy to the position of President-Wholesale-Design, Merchandising and Sales of Donna Karan. Ms. Kennedy most recently served as President of Dresses at Ralph Lauren Corporation where she spearheaded the successful launch and development of the Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Chaps and American Living brands. Prior to Ralph Lauren, Ms. Kennedy served as President of Dresses at Jones Apparel Group where she led a well-known portfolio of dress brands, including Jones New York, Anne Klein, Nine West, Evan Picone and Joneswear.
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. designs, sources and markets a range of apparel, including outerwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, womenâs suits and womenâs performance wear, as well as womenâs handbags, footwear, small leather goods, cold weather accessories and luggage. Its segments include wholesale operations and retail operations. The wholesale operations segment includes sales of products to retailers under owned, licensed and private label brands, as well as sales related to the Vilebrequin and Karl Lagerfeld businesses, other than sales of products under the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand from its retail stores and digital outlets. The retail operations segment consists primarily of direct sales to consumers through its Company-operated stores and through digital channels. Its Company-operated retail channels consist primarily of DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris stores, as well as the digital channels for DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, G.H. Bass, Andrew Marc and Wilsons Leather.