David Savman Appointed Calvin Klein Global Brand President
Eva Serrano to Serve as an Advisor to Support Transition
PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH) today announced David Savman has been appointed Global Brand President, Calvin Klein, succeeding Eva Serrano. Serrano will remain with the company through the end of the year, serving as an advisor to support the transition.
Savman joined PVH in 2022 and has been instrumental in bringing together the company's global brands, commercial teams and operating model to win with the consumer, building on decades of experience leading product-centric organizations. He currently serves as PVH's Global Head of Operations and Chief Supply Chain Officer, and in 2024, also served as interim CEO for PVH Europe where he is credited with repositioning the region for growth. Savman will also continue in his current role until the company names a successor.
"As an integral part of the wider PVH+ Plan, and through Eva's leadership, Calvin Klein has been aligned as one brand under a global vision, plan and team, with a strong foundation for future growth. We are thankful for Eva's critical contributions on this journey," said Stefan Larsson, Chief Executive Officer of PVH.
"With this foundation in place, we are now taking the next step in our growth journey as we further tap into Calvin Klein's iconic DNA. David—with the Calvin Klein team around the world, including Jonathan Bottomley who has led the brand to unprecedented levels of consumer engagement, and Veronica Leoni who creates the aspirational halo for the brand—will further build out our product, marketing and marketplace strength to bring our brand vision to life," Larsson continued. "David is a people-focused leader with a proven ability to elevate brands, execute with a robust operating engine and deliver PVH+ Plan performance, all of which will be critical as we take Calvin Klein into this next chapter."
"I'm thrilled to lead the talented Calvin Klein team. Together with our global partners, we have a powerful opportunity to build on the strong momentum underway by tapping into the brand's iconic DNA to drive even greater desirability as we shape Calvin Klein for future generations," said Savman.
"I'm incredibly proud to have been a part of this extraordinary brand journey where we have built the global foundation to unlock future growth, and I look forward to seeing the team take this forward," commented Serrano.
About PVH Corp.
PVH is one of the world's largest fashion companies, driven by its two iconic brands, Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER. For more than 140 years, PVH has connected with and inspired consumers globally and now operates in more than 40 countries worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.pvh.com.
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(iv) the Company has significant levels of outstanding debt and borrowing capacity and uses a significant portion of its cash flows to service its indebtedness, as a result of which the Company might not have sufficient funds to operate its businesses in the manner it intends or has operated in the past; (v) the levels of sales of the Company's apparel, footwear and related products, both to its wholesale customers and in its retail stores and its directly operated digital commerce sites, the levels of sales of the Company's licensees at wholesale and retail, and the extent of discounts and promotional pricing in which the Company and its licensees and other business partners are required to engage, all of which can be affected by weather conditions, changes in the economy (including inflationary pressures like those currently being experienced globally), fuel prices, reductions in travel, fashion trends, consolidations, repositionings and bankruptcies in the retail industries, consumer sentiment and other factors; 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(xi) changes in available factory and shipping capacity, wage and shipping cost escalation, and store closures in any of the countries where the Company's or its licensees' or wholesale customers' or other business partners' stores are located or products are sold or produced or are planned to be sold or produced, as a result of civil conflict, war or terrorist acts, the threat of any of the foregoing, or political or labor instability, such as the current war in Ukraine that led to the Company's exit from its retail business in Russia and the cessation of its wholesale operations in Russia and Belarus, and the temporary cessation of business by many of its business partners in Ukraine; (xii) disease epidemics and health-related concerns, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which could result in (and, in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, did result in some of the following) supply-chain disruptions due to closed factories, reduced workforces and production capacity, shipping delays, container and trucker shortages, port congestion and other logistics problems, closed stores, and reduced consumer traffic and purchasing, or governments implement mandatory business closures, travel restrictions or the like, and market or other changes that could result in shortages of inventory available to be delivered to the Company's stores and customers, order cancellations and lost sales, as well as in noncash impairments of the Company's goodwill and other intangible assets, operating lease right-of-use assets, and property, plant and equipment; (xiii) actions taken towards sustainability and social and environmental responsibility as part of the Company's sustainability and social and environmental strategy may not be achieved or may be perceived to be falsely claimed, which could diminish consumer trust in the Company's brands, as well as the Company's brands' values; (xiv) the failure of the Company's licensees to market successfully licensed products or to preserve the value of the Company's brands, or their misuse of the Company's brands; (xv) significant fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies in which the Company transacts significant levels of business; (xvi) the Company's retirement plan expenses recorded throughout the year are calculated using actuarial valuations that incorporate assumptions and estimates about financial market, economic and demographic conditions, and differences between estimated and actual results give rise to gains and losses, which can be significant, that are recorded immediately in earnings, generally in the fourth quarter of the year; (xvii) the impact of new and revised tax legislation and regulations; (xviii) the impacts of the decision by China's Ministry of Commerce to place the Company on the List of Unreliable Entities, including the impact of any fines imposed, or restrictions or prohibitions on the Company that have the effect of limiting or prohibiting its ability to do business in China; and (xix) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
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