Kellwood (NYSE: KWD) Elects Two New Board Members

Kellwood (NYSE: KWD) Elects Two New Board Members 


ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellwood has elected Robert J.
Baer and Harvey A. Weinberg to the Company's Board of Directors, according to
Hal J. Upbin, chairman and chief executive officer.

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Baer is a seasoned executive in the transportation industry with over 28 years
of experience.  He is currently the chairman of the St. Louis Metropolitan
Sewer District and president emeritus of UniGroup, Inc.  During his tenure at
UniGroup, he most recently was president and chief operating officer and spent
25 years as the top operating executive.  Through his career, Baer was chairman
of both the American Moving and Storage Association, and the Household Goods
Carriers' Bureau.  Baer has also been very involved in the St. Louis Community.
 From 1990 to 1996, he chaired the St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports
Complex Authority.  He is past president of the City of St. Louis Board of
Police Commissioners and is an emeritus member of Civic Progress.  Baer's civic
achievements led to his receipt of the John H. Poelker Award for Public Service
from CORO Midwestern Foundation and the Downtown St. Louis, Inc. Levee Stone
Award.  The American Moving and Storage Association also honored him in 1999
with the organization's Distinguished Service Award. He holds bachelor's and
master's degrees from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and in 1992
he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Maryville University in St.
Louis.

Weinberg has over 35 years experience in the apparel industry as both a
retailer and manufacturer.  He spent 25 years at Hartmarx Corporation in
various executive positions, the last five of which he was chairman and chief
executive officer.  Currently, he is a private investor and serves on the Board
of Directors of Syms and R.G. Barry Corporation.  He also serves on the Dean's
Advisory Board of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at
Northwestern University and is an Academic Director in Kellogg's Executive
Development Program.  Weinberg is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin
with a degree in Marketing and Business Administration.

"Both Bob and Harvey will complement our existing Board.  Harvey's extensive
background in fashion will be an asset to our governing board as Kellwood
continues to grow and Bob's involvement in St. Louis affairs helps continue the
sense of community already present at Kellwood corporate headquarters," said
Upbin.  The new additions bring a total of 7 independent directors on
Kellwood's ten-member Board.

Kellwood (NYSE:KWD), a $2.35 billion marketer of apparel and consumer soft
goods.  Kellwood specializes in branded as well as private label products, and
markets to all channels of distribution with product specific to a particular
channel. Kellwood brands include Phat Farm(R), Baby Phat(R), Sag Harbor(R),
Koret(R), Jax(R), David Dart(R), Democracy(R), David Meister(TM), Dorby(TM), My
Michelle(R), Briggs New York(R), Northern Isles(R), David Brooks(R), Kelty(R),
and Sierra Designs(R).  Calvin Klein(R), XOXO(R), Liz Claiborne(R) Dresses and
Suits, IZOD(R), Dockers(R), Gerber(R), Slates(R) and Bill Burns(R) are produced
under licensing agreements.  For more information, visit
http://www.kellwood.com/ . 

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