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NEW YORK, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Jimmy Choi has been named senior vice president and managing director of
Kellwood Global Asia, according to Jeff Streader, president of Kellwood Global.
He will be responsible for leading all aspects of strategic sourcing and
production for the Asia business unit and will act as a liaison between
domestic and international Kellwood Global business units.

Choi is a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in production and
supply chain management. He has spent his entire career with Oxford Industries
and has held increasingly responsible management positions. His most recent
post was vice president — Asian operations.

"Jimmy has the ideal experience, leadership skills and industry knowledge
necessary to accelerate our strategy to develop a world class global sourcing
model. He will be a great asset to our team and I look forward to working with
him," said Streader.

Based in Kellwood’s Hong Kong office, Choi reports to Streader.

Kellwood Global manages a major portion of Kellwood’s worldwide supply
chain activities. The division is configured with two primary offices located
in New York and Hong Kong, with a group of regional offices in Asia.

Kellwood (NYSE: KWD), a $2 billion marketer of apparel and consumer soft
goods, specializes in branded as well as private label products, and markets to
all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular channel. For
more information, visit http://www.kellwood.com

SOURCE: Kellwood

CONTACT: Corina Taylor,
Kellwood Director Corporate Communications,
+1-314-576-3391, or
corina.taylor@kellwood.com

Web site: http://www.kellwood.com

(KWD)