True Religion appoints Michael Buckley as President
13 Apr '06
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Denim Company True Religion Apparel Inc announced the appointment of Michael Buckley as President of the Company, effective April 24, 2006. Buckley will oversee and be responsible for, among other things, all of the Company's operations, domestic and international sales and marketing, retail expansion, e-commerce, licensing, production, manufacturing and global sourcing.
Buckley will report to Jeffrey Lubell, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of True Religion Apparel. Mr. Lubell until now has served as both Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.
Buckley has extensive experience in the apparel and accessories industries and in particular, the premium denim market, both domestically and internationally, which the Company believes makes him ideally suited for the position of President at True Religion Apparel.
From 2001 to 2005, Buckley was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ben Sherman Group, Oxford Industries purchased Ltd.'s North America division until it. Ben Sherman is a UK-based apparel and footwear company involved in the wholesaling, retailing, licensing, manufacturing and importing of men's, women's, and children's apparel, footwear and accessories.
True Religion Apparel Inc, through its wholly owned subsidiary Guru Denim, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes and sells "True Religion Brand Jeans" in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East and Japan.