Executive Officers

Joseph R. Gromek
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joseph R. Gromek has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Warnaco since April 2003, at which time he was also elected to the Board of Directors. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Gromek served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks Brothers, Inc., a clothing retailer. From January 2002 until he joined Warnaco in April 2003, Mr. Gromek worked as an independent consultant. Over the last 25 years, Mr. Gromek has held senior management positions with Saks Fifth Avenue, Limited Brands, Inc. and AnnTaylor Stores Corporation. Mr. Gromek is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Volunteers of America and a member of the Board of Governors of the Parsons School of Design.

Joseph Gromek

Lawrence Rutkowski
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lawrence R. Rutkowski currently serves as Warnaco's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From September 2003 until March 2005, Mr. Rutkowski served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From December 1999 to June 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Primedia, Inc., a targeted media company. From November 1993 to December 1999, he served at National Broadcasting Company/General Electric as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Strategic Business Development and Controller of Corporate Finance. Previously, Mr. Rutkowski held a senior management position at Walt Disney Studios.
Lawrence Rutkowski
Helen McCluskey
President - Warnaco Intimate Apparel
Helen McCluskey joined Warnaco in July 2004 as Group President - Intimate Apparel and in June 2007 also assumed global responsibility for the Company’s Swimwear brands. She is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s intimate apparel and swimwear brands including Calvin Klein Underwear® and Swimwear, Warner’s®, Olga®, Body Nancy Ganz® and Speedo®. Prior to Warnaco, Ms. McCluskey served as Group President of the Moderate Women’s Sportswear division of Liz Claiborne Corporation. Previously, she spent 18 years in Sara Lee Corporation’s intimate apparel units. She held executive positions in marketing, operations and general management, including President of Playtex Apparel from 1999 to 2001.
Helen McCluskey
Frank Tworecke
President - Warnaco Sportswear Group
Frank Tworecke joined Warnaco as Group President - Sportswear in May 2004. From 1999 to April 2004, Mr. Tworecke served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Bon-Ton Stores, a department store operator. Previously, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Jos. A. Bank. Mr. Tworecke has also held senior management positions with other specialty and department store retailers including MGR, Inc., Rich's Lazarus Goldsmith's (now part of the Macy's Central division of Federated Department Stores), and John Wanamaker.
Frank Tworecke
Dwight Meyer
President - Global Sourcing, Distribution and Logistics
Dwight Meyer currently serves as Warnaco's President - Global Sourcing, Distribution and Logistics. Mr. Meyer is responsible for all aspects of our worldwide sourcing, distribution and logistics operations. From April 2005 until March 2007, Mr. Meyer served as our President - Global Sourcing. Prior to joining Warnaco, Mr. Meyer served as Executive Vice President of Global Sourcing of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation, a specialty clothing retailer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories, from 1996 until April 2005. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of C.A.T. (a joint venture between AnnTaylor Stores Corporation and Cygne Design) and Vice President, Sourcing for the Abercrombie & Fitch division of M.A.S.T. Industries.
Dwight Meyer
Stanley P. Silverstein
Executive Vice President – International Strategy and Business Development
Stanley P. Silverstein currently serves as Warnaco's Executive Vice President - International Strategy and Business Development. From March 2005 until January 2006, Mr. Silverstein served as our Executive Vice President - Corporate Development. From March 2003 to March 2005, Mr. Silverstein served as Warnaco's Senior Vice President - Corporate Development and served as our Chief Administrative Officer from December 2001 until January 2006. Mr. Silverstein served as Warnaco's Vice President and General Counsel from December 1990 until February 2003 and as its Secretary from January 1987 until May 2003.
Stanley Silverstein
Elizabeth Wood
Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Elizabeth Wood joined Warnaco as Senior Vice President - Human Resources in September 2005. From May 2002 to August 2005, Ms. Wood served as a consultant for Breakthrough Group, a consulting company that focuses on executive and employee training and development. From May 1996 to February 2002, Ms. Wood served as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Brooks Brothers, Inc. Previously, Ms. Wood served as Corporate Human Resources Director of Marks and Spencer Group, plc.
Elizabeth Wood
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