Career moves - appointments in clothing and related industries; including new executive director of IACDE - Brief Article

Bobbin, May, 2000

Manufacturers

DANSKIN INC. Philip Davis from president of Liz Claiborne Swimwear, Sirena Inc., to vice president and general manager, Brand Danskin; and Bill Bratton from director of apparel, Reebok Inc., to vice president of sporting goods.

THE GYMBOREE CORP. Stuart Moldaw from chairman of the board to CEO and chairman of the board; and Lisa Harper from senior vice president of merchandising and design to general merchandise manager and senior vice president of merchandising and design.

JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL INC. Debra S. Waller from assistant to the president to vice chairman of the board and assistant to the president.

KELLWOOD CO. Jay Levtow from president of women's wear, Tropical Sportswear Int'l. Corp. (TSI), to president, C.L.C division.

L.A. GEAR. Ten Garsten from vice president of merchandising and production for the women's wear division, Joe Boxer, to creative director and brand manager.

POLO RALPH LAUREN. Paddy Byng from vice president of European licensing and new business development to senior vice president of global marketing and advertising; Richard Sementelli from vice president of sales, Polo Ralph Lauren men's wear and Ralph Lauren Sport women's wear, to senior vice president, Polo Brands; and John Kirwan from vice president and executive director, Polo Ralph Lauren Golf Division, to senior vice president, Polo Ralph Lauren Sport Division.

RUSSELL CORP. Jonathan R. Letzler from senior vice president, Russell Corp., and CEO, JERZEES Activewear, to executive vice president, JERZEES Activewear retail and artwear businesses, DeSoto Mills and the Cross Creek Apparel division.

Vendors

BLUE MARTINI SOFTWARE. Ed Vick, chairman, Young & Rubicam Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors; and John E. Calonico Jr. from vice president and CFO, GlobalCenter Inc., a division of Global Crossing Telecommunications, to CEO.

GARTNER STORAGE AND SORTER SYSTEMS. Mark Buntain to North American sales manager.

JOSEPH PERNICK MANUFACTURING CORP. Bob Turturice from plant manager to full partner and vice president.

NESTER SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. Lynsey Leslie to the Sales & Software Support Organization.

PAXAR CORP. Paul J. Griswold from senior vice president -- protective packaging and international operations, Pactiv Corp., to president, COO and a member of the board of directors.

SATO AMERICA INC. Nikki Aurin to marketing communications manager.

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Career Moves Extra

IACDE Announces New Executive Director

David M. Schmida has assumed the post of executive director for the International Association of Clothing Designers and Executives (IACDE). For the past 25 years, Schmida has been an active member of the IACDE Industrial Chapter and served as its president from 1986 through 1988.

Schmida, who began his career in the sewn products industry as a consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates, has extensive industry experience including serving in executive positions with Laini[grave{e}]re de Picardie Inc., Freudenberg Nonwovens Limited Partnership and Crown Texile. He also has served on the Apparel Research Committee of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association and as an associate member of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of the United States of America.

Commenting on his objectives as executive director, Schmida said: "My initial focus will be in involving all the membership in the growth of the association. We need to expand into all of the links in the apparel/textile supply chain throughout the world. We have a great wealth of talent within the organization, and I look forward to working with my associates in accomplishing this goal."