NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ)
today announced that Evon L. Jones will join the company as Senior Vice
President, Chief Information Officer, July 14, 2008. Mr. Jones will report
directly to Michael Scarpa, Chief Operating Officer, Liz Claiborne Inc.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Scarpa said: 'We are extremely pleased
to have Evon joining our Company. His years of expertise in building teams
and creating a culture that provides innovative system solutions to
multidivisional international companies will help us achieve our strategic
objectives as we continue to transform our organization.'
Mr. Jones joins Liz Claiborne Inc. from Bausch & Lomb in Rochester, NY
where he was Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to
that, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Dial
Corporation in Scottsdale, AZ. Throughout his career, Mr. Jones has held
numerous technology-related positions for a number of large corporations
including the following financial institutions Salomon Brothers, Lehman
Brothers and American Express.
Liz Claiborne Inc. designs and markets a global portfolio of retail-based
premium brands including Kate Spade, Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand and Mexx. The
Company also has a refined group of department store-based brands with strong
consumer franchises including the Liz Claiborne and Monet families of brands,
Enyce, Kensie, Mac & Jac, Narciso Rodriguez and the licensed DKNY Jeans Group.
For more information visit www.lizclaiborneinc.com.
SOURCE Liz Claiborne Inc.
