Bio
Tom Murry
Tom Murry is President and Chief Executive Officer of Calvin Klein Inc. and one of the leading executives
in the designer fashion industry. He has directed day-to-day operations at the company—one of the
world’s largest and most successful designer fashion companies and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation—since February 2003.
Mr. Murry concentrates on business strategy, product, marketing and sales development for all Calvin
Klein product lines under the Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans
brands.
He began his tenure at Calvin Klein Inc. in 1996 as President of the cK business in the United States. He
quickly broadened his scope, providing counsel and support to licensees and joint-venture partners
connected to the cK business worldwide.
In 1998, he assumed responsibility for the Calvin Klein
Collection for women, including apparel and accessories. In 1999, Mr. Murry was promoted to the
position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Calvin Klein Inc., and in 2008 he was named
President and Chief Executive Officer of Calvin Klein Inc.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Murry spent six years as Corporate President of Tahari Ltd., a leading
women's apparel manufacturer in the United States. He currently serves on the board of CK Watch and
Jewelry Co. Ltd., as well as on the operating committee of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation.
Mr. Murry earned a B.S. from Oklahoma State University with a concentration in marketing.
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- fashion
Any mode of dressing or adornment that is popular during a particular time or in a particular place (i.e., the current style). It can change from one period to the next, from generation to generation. It serves as a reflection of social and economic status, a function that explains the popularity of many styles throughout costume history; in the West, courts have been a major source of fashion. In the 19th and 20th centuries, fashion increasingly became an profitable, international industry as a result of the rise of world-renowned fashion houses and fashion magazines. See also dress.
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- Klein, Calvin (Richard)
(born Nov. 19, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S.) U.S. fashion designer. He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology. He opened his own company in 1968, when casual, hippie-style clothing was in fashion, but took a different direction by designing simple, understated, elegant clothing. Though noted at first for suits and coats, he gradually placed more emphasis on sportswear, particularly interchangeable separates. He was the first designer to win three consecutive Coty Awards for womenswear (1973–75). Over the course of the 1980s and '90s he became known for his clothing, cosmetics, linens, and other designer collections, as well as for his erotic advertising photographs, some of which have drawn public protest. His achievements represented the maturation of the American fashion industry.
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