Warnaco appoints Patricia J Royak President, Calvin Klein Jeans
28 Aug '06
2 min read
The Warnaco Group Inc announced the appointment of Patricia J. Royak as President, Calvin Klein Jeans division. Royak will oversee all aspects of design, development, merchandising, marketing and sales for the Calvin Klein Jeans brand in the United States and will report directly to Frank Tworecke, President of the Sportswear Group.
Royak joins Warnaco with 25 years of apparel and accessories experience. She most recently served as Vice President of Global Brand Marketing for Liz Claiborne Apparel and President, Liz Claiborne Europe; both divisions of Liz Claiborne Inc.
Previously, Royak spent eighteen years at Levi Strauss & Company including five years in their Asia Pacific division where she played a key role in establishing Levi's direct to consumer platform.
Joe Gromek, Warnaco's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are delighted to welcome Pat to our team. Her strong background in the denim category and her experience running global lifestyle brands will both be great assets to us as we continue to develop our Calvin Klein Jeans business."
The Warnaco Group Inc, headquartered in New York, is a leading apparel company engaged in the business of designing, marketing and selling intimate apparel, menswear, jeanswear, swimwear, men's and women's sportswear and accessories under such owned and licensed brands as Warner's, Olga, Lejaby, Body Nancy Ganz, Speedo, Anne Cole, Op, Ocean Pacific, Cole of California and Catalina as well as Chaps sportswear and denim, J. Lo by Jennifer Lopez lingerie.
And Nautica swimwear, Michael Kors swimwear and Calvin Klein men's and women's underwear and sportswear, men's, women's, junior women's and children's jeans and accessories and women's and juniors' swimwear.
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