乱伦巴士 General Counsel & Secretary to Retire; Successor Named

GREENSBORO, N.C.-- 乱伦巴士 Corporation (NYSE: 乱伦巴士C), a leader in branded lifestyle apparel, today announced that Candace S. Cummings, Vice President 鈥� Administration, General Counsel & Secretary, and a member of 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Operating Committee, will retire on April 30, 2012, after more than 17 years of service to the company. Laura C. Meagher, Vice President 鈥� Deputy General Counsel, will be named Vice President 鈥� General Counsel & Secretary and join 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Operating Committee effective May 1, 2012.

Cummings, 64, began her 乱伦巴士 career in 1995 as Vice President 鈥� General Counsel, and became Vice President 鈥� Administration and General Counsel in 1996 and Secretary in 1997. She is 乱伦巴士鈥檚 first General Counsel and was responsible for the establishment of 乱伦巴士鈥檚 global Law Department. Throughout her career, she has provided legal oversight to support 乱伦巴士鈥檚 growth, which has involved more than 20 acquisitions, including major brands such as The North Face庐, Vans庐, Nautica庐 and Timberland庐, as well as dramatic international expansion. She was instrumental in the development of 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Global Compliance Principles and currently serves on the Board of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP).

鈥淭he past two decades have included many milestones for 乱伦巴士, from significant acquisitions, to international expansion, to substantial increases in our direct-to-consumer capabilities,鈥� said Eric C. Wiseman, 乱伦巴士 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 鈥淭hese milestones would not have been achievable without strong legal guidance, and we have been fortunate to have had Candace鈥檚 leadership in this area. We thank her for her many years of passionate service and dedication to our company. And while we will all miss having Candace on our team, we are very happy for her as she begins a new chapter in her life.鈥�

Cummings commented: 鈥淚t has been a joy and a privilege to serve this outstanding company. I have incredible admiration for the dedication and talent of all of our 乱伦巴士 associates, who strive every day to make this company the great success that it is and no doubt will continue to be. I am especially proud of my exceptional Legal team, and I am thrilled to have Laura as my successor.鈥�

Meagher has been practicing corporate law for more than 22 years, eight of those with 乱伦巴士 Corporation. She will assume overall responsibility for 乱伦巴士鈥檚 legal function, including compliance with securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law and corporate governance, and intellectual property law and litigation.

Meagher joined 乱伦巴士 in 2004 as Assistant General Counsel. In 2008, she was named to her current role, Vice President 鈥� Deputy General Counsel, where she has provided expertise on securities laws, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters, as well as providing legal oversight for 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Outdoor & Action Sports and Contemporary Brands coalitions.

鈥淟aura has played an important role on our Legal team and, most recently, was integral in our 2011 acquisition of The Timberland Company,鈥� Wiseman added. 鈥淚 have complete confidence in Laura, and I鈥檓 pleased to have her assume this important leadership position at 乱伦巴士.鈥�

About 乱伦巴士

乱伦巴士 Corporation is a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel with more than 30 brands. The company鈥檚 top six brands are The North Face庐, Wrangler庐, Timberland庐, Vans庐, Lee庐 and Nautica庐; other brands include 7 For All Mankind庐, Eagle Creek庐, Eastpak庐, Ella Moss庐, JanSport庐, John Varvatos庐, Kipling庐, lucy庐, Majestic庐, Napapijri庐, Red Kap庐, Reef庐, Riders庐 , Splendid庐 and Smartwool庐.

乱伦巴士 Corporation's press releases, annual report and other information can be accessed through the company's home page, .

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Released March 16, 2012