American Eagle Outfitters Hires Michele Donnan Martin and Charles Martin to Lead Design and Product Development for New Concept.WARRENDALE, Pa. -- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AEOS AEOS American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (stock symbol) AEOS Advanced Electro-Optical System (3.67 meter adaptive optical telescope on Maui) AEOS Advanced Electro Optical Sensor ) today announced that Michele Donnan Martin and Charles Martin For other persons named Charles Martin, see Charles Martin (disambiguation). Charles Martin, a noted poet, critic and translator, was born in New York City in 1942 and grew up in the Bronx. He graduated from Fordham University and received his Ph.D. joined the company to lead product design and development of its new retail concept. Michele was named Chief Designer and General Merchandise Manager of Women's, and will be directly responsible for women's product design and merchandising. Charles was named Chief Designer of Men's, and will be responsible for men's product design. Michele and Charles will report to the company's President and Vice Chairman, Roger Markfield. Michele and Charles join American Eagle with extensive merchandising and design talent and experience creating lifestyle brands. From 1992 through 1999, they held Executive roles at Abercrombie and Fitch, where they were instrumental in the successful launch and evolution of the brand. Michele was Vice President, GMM GMM Generalized Method of Moments (economics) GMM Gaussian Mixture Model GMM General Membership Meeting GMM Good Mobile Messaging GMM GPRS Mobility Management GMM Global Marijuana March GMM Genetically Modified Microorganisms of women's and girls'. Charles held the position of Vice President of men's, boys' and new businesses. Prior to that, Michele held merchandising positions at J. Crew and Macy's. Previously, Charles created Ballard, a men's sportswear collection, and worked on the Allen Solly brand for Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. and Calvin Klein Noun 1. Calvin Klein - United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) Calvin Richard Klein, Klein men's at Biderman Industries. "I am absolutely delighted to have Michele and Charles leading product development for our new concept," said Roger Markfield. "They are a powerful team, with a proven track record of creating and evolving a strong lifestyle brand. I have tremendous regard for their talent, and am looking forward to their contributions to our exciting new growth opportunity." American Eagle Outfitters' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Jim O'Donnell, commented, "Pursuing our next concept is key to our long-term growth strategy, and our vision of being a dominant, multi-brand lifestyle retailer. We have created a unique concept that fits a real void in the current marketplace, and is complimentary to the American Eagle brand. I am extremely pleased to welcome Michele and Charles to our company, and know that together with Roger, we have a world-class creative team leading our new concept." American Eagle Outfitters (NASDAQ:AEOS) is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of relaxed, casual clothing for 15 to 25 year olds, providing high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. AE's collection includes modern basics like jeans, cargo pants, and graphic Ts as well as a stylish assortment of cool accessories, outerwear and footwear. American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 780 AE stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico, and 69 AE stores in Canada. AE also operates via its Web business, www.ae.com, which offers additional sizes and styles of favorite AE merchandise. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements, which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, specifically regarding the launch and growth of our new retail concept. All forward-looking statements made by the Company involve material risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on factors beyond the Company's control. Such factors include, but are not limited to the risks associated with starting a new retail apparel brand, and those other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the Company's future performance and financial results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied will not be realized. |
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