Tommy Hilfiger

Company Overview As one of the world’s leading premium lifestyle brands, Tommy Hilfiger delivers superior styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide. The brand celebrates the essence of Classic American Cool and provides a refreshing twist to classic, American fashion. Since 1985, the Tommy Hilfiger Group has become a €3 billion worldwide apparel and retail company by offering consumers a breadth of beautifully designed, high quality products including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, sportswear, denim, and a range of licensed products such as accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. The company has expanded its reach worldwide through a select network of global distribution for its core brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Hilfiger Denim and Hilfiger Sport. These offerings are supported by a highly regarded management team and a well-balanced business which is diversified across carefully controlled geography and distribution channels.Under the leadership of Founder Tommy Hilfiger and Chief Executive Officer Fred Gehring, the brand can be found in leading department and specialty stores, as well as in its own expanding network of freestanding retail stores around the globe. The Company currently distributes its products in over 65 countries, including North America, Europe, Central and South America and Asia Pacific, and operates over 900 retail stores around the world. In fall 2008, Macy’s became the first department store in the U.S. to carry Tommy Hilfiger men’s and women’s sportswear exclusively. In fall 2009, the brand will mark a homecoming when it opens its global flagship on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in New York City (home to the first U.S. Hilfiger specialty store in 1985). Since its debut in 1985 as a menswear line, the Tommy Hilfiger brand has extended its powerful design philosophy across a growing number of product categories. In 1996, the Company launched its womenswear division, making Tommy Hilfiger one of the few menswear designers to find success in the women’s category. These uniquely designed product lines have allowed the brand to expand to reach new customers of varying races, backgrounds and nationalities, all with a taste for classic American style with a twist. In 2006, working in tandem with the management team led by CEO Fred Gehring, Apax Partners took Tommy Hilfiger private. The Company has since thrived under the business direction of CEO Fred Gehring, while Tommy Hilfiger remains the Company’s Principal Designer and provides leadership and direction for all aspects of the design process.