Michael Kors Appoints Ann McLaughlin Korologos and Jean Tomlin to Board of Directors
Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) (the “Company”), a global
luxury lifestyle brand today announced that Ann McLaughlin Korologos and
Jean Tomlin have been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors
effective March 18, 2013. The appointment of Ms. Korologos and Ms.
Tomlin brings the Company’s Board membership to nine.
Ann McLaughlin Korologos is a former U.S. Secretary of Labor with
extensive experience in the areas of international markets, marketing,
regulatory and government affairs, policy making and corporate
governance. She is Chairman Emeritus of The Aspen Institute, a nonprofit
organization, and previously served as the Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the RAND Corporation from April 2004 to April 2009. Ms.
Korologos has significant public company board experience and currently
serves as a director of AMR Corporation (and its subsidiary, American
Airlines), Kellogg Company, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Harman
International Industries, Inc. and Vulcan Materials Company.
Jean Tomlin has over 35 years experience in human resources, employee
relations, training and development. Since 2006, Ms. Tomlin has served
as Director, Human Resources of the London Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games. Previously, she was the Director, Human
Resources of Marks & Spencer plc, a major British retailer. Ms. Tomlin
also spent 15 years at Prudential plc and nine years at Ford Motor
Company in the UK in various human resources management positions.
Currently, Ms. Tomlin also serves as a director of J. Sainsbury plc, the
UK’s third-largest food retailer and grocery store operator.
John D. Idol, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said
“We are thrilled to have Ann and Jean join our Board. Our board is now
comprised of a majority of independent directors from diverse
professional and personal backgrounds. We intend to leverage the broad
spectrum of experiences on our Board to continue to build value for our
shareholders.”
About Michael Kors Holdings
Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury
accessories and ready to wear. His namesake company, established in
1981, currently produces a range of products through his Michael Kors,
KORS Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including
accessories, footwear, watches, jewelry, men’s and women’s ready to
wear, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are
operated, either directly or through licensing partners, in some of the
most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Beverly Hills,
Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo and
Hong Kong.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. You should
not place undue reliance on such statements because they are subject to
numerous uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations
and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements
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light of management’s experience in the industry as well as its
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guarantees of performance or results. They involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although the Company believes that
these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
you should be aware that many factors could affect its actual financial
results or results of operations and could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements. These
factors are more fully discussed in the “Risk Factors” section and
elsewhere in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 , as
amended (File No. 333-183778), filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.