Tommy Hilfiger Company

Tommy Hilfiger Company

Company Profile and Description

Tommy Hilfiger is an American company that manufactures clothing, shoes, perfumes, optical sun glasses, watches, and various leather goods. The company employs over 5,000 employees, its total revenues is of about $ 2 billion, profits of the order of 135 million dollars a year. Tommy Hilfiger Corporation is incorporated in Hong Kong. The first collection of designer clothing was released in 1984. This important event, he was fifteen years old. In 1969, a high school student, Tommy Hilfiger made his first money by selling twenty pairs of bell-bottom jeans. Gradually, polishing natural talents and gain experience in the field of apparel business, it opens up a network of small retail shops. They sell young designer clothes - comfortable, stylish, original, of which the dreams of every American and which is hard to find. Tommy Hilfiger has never defied public opinion and not trying to create something pathetic and shocking. He has always guided by the traditional American style, adding a fresh and interesting items (Companyinfo.tommy.com).

In the arena of high fashion, Tommy Hilfiger came out in 1984 with his first collection of menswear. Then he spent on advertising the brand and products, all savings, but two years later the cost was paid back with interest: only one line of shirts, fashion designer has brought eleven million dollars. Over the next twenty years, Tommy Hilfiger from a small American company has evolved into a major international corporation, is engaged not only the production of male and female clothing, but also the production of watches, accessories, shoes and perfume. Today, shops and offices of Tommy Hilfiger are located in most of the countries. It is an attractive brand for its ease, simplicity, originality and comfort. To date, Tommy Hilfiger is one of the few brands that have managed to become a true lifestyle. The company's clients include stars namely Bill Clinton, Naomi Campbell, Hugh Grant. The main direction of the brand Tommy Hilfiger in 2010, remained sports, business and casual wear, jeans, men's, women's and children's footwear, accessories and perfumes.

Information about the Chief Executive Officer

Fred Gehring is the Chief Executive Officer of the company along with being a senior member of the board. Mr. Gehring has been the Chief Executive Officer at Tommy Hilfiger since 2006. He is currently 56 years old. Following the acquisition of Tommy Hilfiger by PVH Corp, he also assumed the role of the Chief Executive Officer of International Operations at PVH Corp. Mr. Gehring has been associated with Tommy Hilfiger since 1997. Prior to that, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Pepe Jeans in London and Amsterdam. Under the leadership of its founder, Tommy Hilfiger, and its CEO, Fred Gehring, the Tommy Hilfiger brand has its presence with the consumer to a vast network of retailers, specialty boutiques and department stores worldwide (Companyinfo.tommy.com). Today, Tommy Hilfiger items are available in over 65 countries in North America, Europe, Central and South America, Japan and Asia-Pacific, and manage approximately 1,000 retail stores ...