Ouimet joins Collective Brands board

TOPEKA, Kan. Collective Brands has announced that Matthew Ouimet has been elected to its board of directors, with a term to expire in 2011. Ouimet has been appointed to the audit and finance committee of the company's board of directors.

Ouimet is the president of the Hotel Group for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.

"We are pleased that Matt Ouimet has joined the Collective Brands board of directors," said Matthew Rubel, chairman, ceo and president of Collective Brands. "Matt has a rare combination of strategic and operating experience domestically and internationally with first class organizations in the areas of service, brand building, and operations."