MIAMI – May 3, 2006 – Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PERY) announced today the promotion of Michael Gann to senior vice president of sales for the company’s Corporate and Green Grass divisions. Gann will continue reporting to PEI President, Vice Chairman and COO Oscar Feldenkreis.
Gann joined Perry Ellis International in October 2001 as director of Corporate/ASI sales, and was later promoted to vice president. In his new role, Gann will be responsible for strengthening the company’s customer relationships and brand positioning for the PING COLLECTION®, PGA TOUR®, and Cubavera® brands.
"Michael’s aggressive sales vision and talent for building customer relationships have helped grow our ASI division into a strong contributor to Perry Ellis International," Feldenkreis said. "In his new position, Michael will leverage three of the strongest brands in our portfolio to expand our presence in the Corporate and Green Grass channels."
Prior to joining Perry Ellis International, Gann held various sales management positions with Russell Corporation for over 14 years.
About Perry Ellis International
Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men’s and women’s swimwear to all major levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of highly recognized brands including Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Cubavera(R), Munsingwear(R), Savane(R), Original Penguin(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Pro Player(R), the Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), Tricots St. Raphael(R), Gotcha(R), Girl Star(R) and MCD(R). The company also licenses trademarks from third parties including Nike(R) for swimwear, and PING(R) and PGA TOUR(R) for golf apparel. Additional information on the company is available at http://www.pery.com.
Contact:
William Mecklenburg
Perry Ellis International
(305) 592-2830
WILLIAM.MECKLENBURG@PERY.COM
