Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 23, 2001

David Levin – Designs Inc (desi)

DAVID A. LEVIN was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., in April 2000. Mr. Levin has spent the past 30 years in the apparel industry with extensive experience with outlet stores. He was Executive Vice President of eOutlet.com and prior to that was President of both Coleman Company's outlet divisions, Camp Coleman and Revlon, Inc.'s Prestige Fragrance & Cosmetics. In addition, Mr. Levin was President of Parade of Shoes, a division of J. Baker, Inc. Mr. Levin is a member of the company's Board of Directors. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and History. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick history and an overview of

Designs, Inc.?

Mr. Levin: The company has been in business since 1976 and has gone

through several different transformations