PERY Perry Ellis International Inc. (delisted)

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PERY) announced today two executive management appointments for its women's swim division. Gail Rhodes has been appointed senior vice president of sales for women's swim. She is responsible for growing the business and leading the company's sales team for the JAG(R), Jantzen(R), South Point(R), Zuma Beach(R), Original Penguin(R) and Perry Ellis(R) women's swimwear brands. Michelle Mohlere has been appointed vice president of women's swimwear. She will oversee the swimwear design and merchandising for the company's women's labels. Rhodes and Mohlere report to Seth Ellison, president of the company's swim and action sports division. As part of the reorganization, Kim Wagenaar has been promoted to vice president of men's swimwear, reporting directly to Ellison. "We are fortunate to have hired these two top executives to help us maximize opportunities with our new JAG(R) license," Ellison said. "Gail brings her strong relationships with department store and specialty accounts. She is highly respected in the marketplace and has done a remarkable job transforming the JAG(R) brand into one of the top department and specialty store contemporary swimwear brands." Rhodes had been with Beach Patrol since 1991, most recently as executive vice president of sales for all Beach Patrol brands including JAG(R). Mohlere served previously as the executive vice president of merchandising for all brands at Beach Patrol. She was also with Warnaco/Authentic Fitness, completing her tenure as vice president of women's swimwear responsible for the Speedo(R) brand. About Perry Ellis International Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear to all major levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of highly recognized brands including Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Cubavera(R), Munsingwear(R), Savane(R), Original Penguin(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Pro Player(R), the Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), Tricots St. Raphael(R), Gotcha(R), Girl Star(R) and MCD(R). The company also licenses trademarks from third parties including Dockers(R) for outerwear, Nike(R) and JAG(R) for swimwear, and PING(R) and PGA TOUR(R) for golf apparel. Additional information on the company is available at http://www.pery.com.