Charles R. Perrin is the Chairman of Warnaco. He previously served as the chairman and CEO of Avon Products and the chairman and CEO of Duracell. [1] [2]
Perrin obtained an BA from Trinity College, Hartford in 1967 and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Perrin began his career with General Foods and later worked at Chesebrough-Ponds. He served as the CEO of Duracell from 1994 to 1996, resigning from the company upon its acquisition by The Gillette Company. [3] He joined Avon in 1998 as Vice Chairman and COO and eventually served as CEO of Avon from 1998 to 1999. He currently serves as the Chairman of Warnaco, a position he has held since 2004. [4] He also sits on the board of directors for Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF). [5]
Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest business schools in the world. Although it originally offered undergraduate degrees, it stopped doing so in the middle of the twentieth century and now only offers graduate degrees and professional programs.
Bath & Body Works, Inc. is an American specialty retail company based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and was listed as 248 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest United States companies by revenue.
Andrea Jung is a Canadian-American executive, non-profit leader, and prominent women's-issues supporter based in New York City. In April 2014, she became president and CEO of Grameen America, a nonprofit microfinance organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus. From 1999 until 2012, she served as the first female CEO and chairman of Avon Products, Inc., a multi-level marketing company. Jung was also the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Association, and Chairman of the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations.
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The Warnaco Group, Inc. was an American textile/clothing corporation which designed, sourced, marketed, licensed, and distributed a wide range of underwear, sportswear, and swimwear worldwide. Its products were sold under several brand names including Calvin Klein, Speedo, Chaps, Warner's, and Olga.
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