PICKERINGTON, Ohio, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.G. Barry Corporation (AMEX:DFZ), the Dearfoams(R) company, has named Juliana J. Prather brand president for its recently licensed Superga(R) canvas/active fashion footwear business.
Ms. Prather most recently worked at Neofocus Strategy Consulting, a global strategic consulting firm, leading projects for global brand management and retail. She previously held several director level positions in international apparel and accessory business units at Liz Claiborne Inc. and served as vice president-managing director of international sales and marketing for the Victoria+ Co., Inc., division of the Jones Apparel Group. Prather holds an undergraduate degree in international relations from Stanford University and a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
"Juliana brings a wealth of global sales and marketing expertise to our new business team," said Thomas JZ Konecki, R.G. Barry Corporation Senior Vice President Sales, Licensing and Business Development. "We are quite excited and believe that her knowledge of luxury, fashion and international retailing will be invaluable as we introduce Superga(R) to North America's premier department stores and footwear boutiques during the next year." About Superga(R) Founded in Italy in 1911, Superga(R) is today one Europe's leading luxe canvas/active fashion footwear brands. Under a licensing agreement with BasicNet S.p.A. of Turin, Italy, through its U.S. affiliate, Basic Properties America, Inc., R.G. Barry Corporation is the exclusive United States licensee for Superga(R) brand footwear. The Company will also become the exclusive Canadian licensee for Superga(R) beginning in July 2008.
About R.G. Barry Corporation Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, R.G. Barry Corporation, the Dearfoams(R) company, is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of accessory footwear. To learn more about the Dearfoams(R) company and its products, visit us at http://www.rgbarry.com/ or http://www.dearfoams.com/. DATASOURCE: R.G. Barry Corporation CONTACT: Roy Youst, Director Corporate Communications-IR of R.G. Barry Corporation, +1-614-729-7275 Web site: http://www.rgbarry.com/ http://www.dearfoams.com/
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