J. Jill Appoints Hilary Chasin as Chief Marketing Officer

Business Wire, Dec 8, 2006

HINGHAM, Mass. -- The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB) today announced that J. Jill has appointed Hilary Chasin, 48, as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of the J. Jill Brand. In this role, Ms. Chasin will oversee J. Jill's Marketing efforts, focusing on the continuing effort to communicate the J. Jill brand to consumers across all channels. Ms. Chasin will report directly to J. Jill president Philip Kowalczyk.

"We are delighted to welcome such a strong retail talent to the J. Jill team," said Mr. Kowalczyk. "With more than 20 years of expertise in footwear and apparel, Hilary brings extensive multichannel experience in both creative and strategic marketing, which will prove invaluable as we continue to build the J. Jill brand."

Ms. Chasin previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Ann Taylor Loft. In that role, she was responsible for managing the company's integrated marketing programs for its retail and direct-to-consumer businesses. Prior to that, she held positions of increasing responsibility with companies such as DELiA*S and Foot Locker Worldwide.

Ms. Chasin holds a BA in Graphic Design from Adelphi University and a Masters of Arts from New School University, both in New York. She currently resides in Manhasset, New York with her husband Steven. They will be relocating to the Boston area after the first of the year.

The Talbots, Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer and cataloger of women's, children's and men's apparel, shoes and accessories. The Company currently operates a total of 1,361 stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and the U.K., with 1,126 stores under the Talbots brand name and 235 stores under the J. Jill brand name. Both brands target the age 35 plus customer population. Talbots brand on-line shopping site is located at www.talbots.com and the J. Jill brand on-line shopping site is located at www.jjill.com.