Men's Wearhouse promotes Blake to president

The Men's Wearhouse board of directors has promoted Mary Beth Blake to the position of president and chief merchandising officer. She was previously EVP and chief merchandising officer, and will continue reporting to CEO Doug Ewert.



"Mary Beth has been an integral part of our management team since 2008 and has spent her entire career developing creative initiatives to drive sales, expand gross margins and build successful teams," said Ewert.



From 2013 to 2014, Blake was EVP and chief merchandising officer, and from 2008 to 2013 she was the president of K&G. Before joining K&G, she was with Macy's Midwest Division as SVP, general merchandise manager for men's and children's. Blake began her career in merchandising in 1989 with May Department Stores, Famous Barr Division, in St. Louis and successfully worked her way up through that organization, starting as an assistant buyer to being appointed SVP, general merchandise manager in Sept. 2002.