Abercrombie & Fitch Names Jonathan Ramsden EVP, CFO
08 Nov '08
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co announced that Jonathan E. Ramsden has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective upon his joining Abercrombie & Fitch in early to mid-December 2008.
For the past 10 years, Mr. Ramsden has served as the chief financial officer and a member of the executive team of TBWA Worldwide, a large advertising agency network with more than 11,000 employees worldwide and a division of Omnicom Group Inc. Prior to becoming the chief financial officer of TBWA Worldwide, Mr. Ramsden served as controller and principal accounting officer of Omnicom Group for more than two years.
"Jonathan came to us by way of a nationwide executive search for a new chief financial officer. We were extremely impressed by several of the candidates, but Jonathan clearly stood out above the rest," said Mike Jeffries, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Abercrombie & Fitch.
"I believe his long-time experience in the highly charged, creative atmosphere of TBWA Worldwide and Omnicom Group will serve him well at Abercrombie & Fitch, and I look forward to working with Jonathan as we continue to position our strong brands for the long term and steer Abercrombie & Fitch through the presently very challenging retail environment."
The Company operated 353 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 209 abercrombie stores, 495 Hollister Co. stores, 27 RUEHL stores and 13 Gilly Hicks stores in the United States at the end of fiscal October.
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