Siegel joins Kellwood board

ST. LOUIS Kellwood has elected Robert Siegel to its board of directors effective Nov. 1, according to Robert Skinner, Jr., chairman, president and ceo.

Siegel is currently the chairman, president and ceo of Lacoste-USA. Since joining Lacoste in 2002, he has successfully repositioned the brand in the United States, making it one of the company's number one markets from a financial and marketing perspective.

Prior to this post, Siegel was at Kurt Salmon Associates, where he worked as an advisor to global retailers and apparel manufacturers, he held the post of managing director/consultant. He also served as chairman, president and ceo at Stride Rite, and as president of all designer brands at Levi Strauss & Company, where he ascended to president of menswear. While at Levi Strauss & Company, he created and introduced the Dockers brand.