Bruce J. Klatsky

BRUCE J. KLATSKY, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips-Van
Heusen Corporation, strategically directs the daily operations of the
company, one of the largest apparel and footwear companies in the world.
After graduating cum laude from Case Western Reserve University and
studying law at the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Klatsky joined
Phillips-Van Heusen in 1971 as a merchandising trainee. He was named
President of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation in 1987, heading a
company with annual sales at the $500 million level. He was appointed
CEO in 1993 and Chairman in 1994. Mr. Klatsky is a member of the Board
of Directors of both Human Rights Watch and Business for Social
Responsibility, a Trustee of Case Western Reserve University, and a past
member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of The
American Apparel Manufacturers Association. He served on President
Clinton’s White House Apparel Task Force, which is addressing working
conditions around the globe, and as an advisor on US trade policy to the
administrations of Presidents Reagan and Bush. He has also served as a
Trustee of the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.