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Exhibit 99.1
Guess?,
Inc. Appoints J. Michael Prince as Its Chief Operating Officer
LOS
ANGELES, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) today
announced the appointment of J. Michael Prince as its Chief Operating Officer,
reporting to Paul Marciano, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Vice
Chairman. Mr. Prince will be joining the Company on November 15,
2010. In his role, Mr. Prince will oversee the Company's operational
support and global supply chain functions.
Paul
Marciano commented on the appointment, "We are pleased to have someone with
Michael's experience and leadership skills join our team. He brings
to Guess? an impressive track record in the areas of finance, international
infrastructure management and enterprise-wide business transformations, and has
been instrumental in developing and executing strategies to support the global
expansion of several lifestyle brands."
Since
2009, Mr. Prince has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Nike Affiliates
division of Nike, Inc., which manages a portfolio of global lifestyle and sports
brands. Prior to his current role, he held the same position for
Converse, Inc., a Nike subsidiary, since 2006. In previous roles, Mr.
Prince served as the Vice President, Corporate Finance at BancFirst Corporation
from 2003 to 2005 and was a Senior Auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP from
1993 to 1997. Mr. Prince received a Masters of Business
Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke
University.
The
Company also announced that its search for a President of the Americas is
ongoing.
Guess?,
Inc. designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of
contemporary apparel, denim, handbags, watches, footwear and other related
consumer products. As of July 31, 2010, the Company owned and
operated 448 retail stores in the United States and Canada and operated 844
retail stores outside of the United States and Canada, of which 153 were
directly owned. The Company also distributes its products through
better department and specialty stores around the world. For more
information about the Company, please visit www.guess.com.
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Guess?, Inc. | |
| Maili Bergman | ||
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CONTACT: Maili
Bergman, VP Investor Relations of Guess?, Inc.,
+1-213-765-5578