Casual Male names former Urban Outfitters CFO to board

Canton, Mass. Casual Male Retail Group said Tuesday it has named John Kyees, recently retired CFO and current chief of investor relations of Urban Outfitters, to the company’s board of directors.

Kyees has over 30 years of experience in the retail industry and has been the CFO at Bebe Stores and Express, in addition to Urban Outfitters. He was named one of the top specialty apparel CFOs by Institutional Investor magazine for the past consecutive five years.

Casual Male Retail Group operates 460 Casual Male XL retail and outlet stores, 19 Rochester Clothing stores, and direct-to-consumer businesses which include several catalogs and e-commerce sites.