David Meister names Sarah Wallace as President

12 Jan '06

3 min read

Sarah A Wallace was named President of David Meister, according to Robert C Skinner, Jr, Kellwood President and Chief Executive Officer.

'David Meister is one of their key growth opportunities. With their investment in David and the business, and his strong retail and consumer recognition, the time has come to establish David Meister as its own business unit with a dedicated executive team,' said Skinner.

'Sarah joined Kellwood in January 2004 as Vice President strategic planning and new business development.

She has done an outstanding job leading the strategic planning and new business development processes at Kellwood.

Her background both in the financial arena and the designer apparel business will be a tremendous asset to the David Meister organization as they focus on building the brand and growing the business to the next level,' commented Skinner.

'He respect Sarah's business acumen and look forward to working with her as business partner as they set out to achieve new heights of success for the David Meister brand,' added Meister.

Prior to Kellwood, Wallace consulted for several apparel companies including Kellwood.

From 1999 to 2002, she was an associate in equity research for apparel and footwear at Salomon Smith Barney.

Rising to the post of Vice President of worldwide licensing at the Donna Karan Company, Wallace held various positions there between 1990 and 1998.

From 1993 to 1995, she interrupted her career at Donna Karan to earn a Master of Business Administration at Columbia University.

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