Hamilton, Bermuda - July 12, 2013, Hamilton, Bermuda - Signet Jewelers, a retail jeweler, announced that it has appointed Helen E. McCluskey as an independent director, effective August 1, 2013.
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Ms. McCluskey was until its 2013 acquisition by PVH Corporation (formerly Philips-Van Heusen Corporation), President and CEO of Warnaco Group, Inc. She joined Warnaco as Group President, Intimate Apparel in 2004, and her responsibilities continued to increase, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 2012.
Prior to joining Warnaco, Ms. McCluskey held various positions of increasing responsibility with Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Playtex Apparel (which was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation) and Liz Claiborne (now Fifth & Pacific Companies). She serves as an independent director of PVH Corporation, which position she assumed following the merger with Warnaco in 2013.
Ms. McCluskey attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated with a B.S., Mathematics.
The company also announced that Eugenia M. Ulasewicz and Robert J. Stack as independent directors, effective September 1, 2013.
Ms. Ulasewicz was until her retirement in March 2013, President of Burberry Group PLC’s American division, responsible for the US, Canada, Latin America, Central and South America. Ms. Ulasewicz joined Burberry in 1998 and became a member of its executive committee in 2006.
Ms. Ulasewicz has held positions of increasing responsibility with Bloomingdales a division of Macy’s (formerly Federated Department Stores), Galeries Lafayette, and Saks. She has served as a non-executive director of publicly held Bunzl plc since April 2011.
Ms. Ulasewicz attended the University of Massachusetts where she graduated with a B.S., Human Ecology.
Mr. Stack was until his retirement in 2008, Global Head of Human Resources for Cadbury PLC (formerly Cadbury’s Schweppes PLC), having joined Cadbury in 1990 as Vice President, Human Resources, Cadbury Schweppes global beverages unit. On becoming Global Head of Human Resources in 1996, he also joined the board of directors as an executive director and was also responsible for corporate communications and external affairs globally.
Mr. Stack held positions of increasing responsibility with Bristol-Myers Company and Primerica Corporation (formerly American Can Company)). He has been a director of publicly held IMI and was a director of J. Sainsbury. ■