Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> August 5, 2002

Timothy Page – Perry Ellis International Inc (pery)

TIMOTHY B. PAGE, Chief Financial Officer of Perry Ellis International, Inc., has served as a senior level executive and consultant for a variety of companies. His apparel experience includes eight years at Farah, Inc., where he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and as a member of the board of directors. He was also employed by Haggar Company for four years and held various management positions. He co-founded and was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at TRI-GAS, Inc., and Aertec Inc., two leverage rollups in the industrial gas and specialty chemical industries. Mr. Page received a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and is active in numerous charitable organizations. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with an overview of Perry Ellis? How do you see

the company today?

Mr. Page: Perry Ellis is a diversified apparel company with $280 million

in revenues last year. We