KCP Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.

NEW YORK, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE:KCP) announced the appointment of Marty Nealon as the Divisional President of its full price retail stores and e-commerce businesses effective today. Ms. Nealon has been consulting with the company on strategic initiatives since last August. Ms. Nealon has an accomplished background and has extensive retail and operational experience. For four years, Ms. Nealon was the President and CEO of US Operations at HSN (Home Shopping Network) and prior to that she served for six years as COO of Claire's North America where she was responsible for merchandising and support operation for all 2,600 stores in the U.S. At Kenneth Cole Productions Ms. Nealon will oversee the Kenneth Cole full price retail stores which includes merchandising, strategy, operations, visual and store design. She will also be responsible for the ecommerce businesses as well as other strategic opportunities. Ms. Nealon will report directly to Kenneth Cole, the Chairman and CEO. Mr. Cole said, "We are excited to have Marty on the Executive Team. She is an experienced retailer and terrific merchant and I know she will bring a lot to the organization in her new role." About Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. designs, sources, and markets a broad range of footwear, handbags, and accessories under the brand names "Kenneth Cole New York," "Kenneth Cole Reaction," "Unlisted," and "Tribeca" as well as footwear under the proprietary trademark "Gentle Souls" and under the licensed trademark "Bongo." The Company has also granted a wide variety of third party licenses for the production of men's, women's and children's apparel as well as fragrances, timepieces, eyewear, and several other accessory categories. The Company's products are distributed through department stores, better specialty stores, and company-owned retail stores as well as direct-to- consumer catalogs and e-commerce. Further information can be found at http://www.kennethcole.com/. DATASOURCE: Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. CONTACT: Meredith Paley, GVP Corporate Communications of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., +1-212-830-7405; or James R. Palczynski, Principal, Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-203-222-9013 Web site: http://www.kennethcole.com/

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