Lands' End names American Eagle executive top boss, shares up
12/09/2022 15:56
** Shares in casual-wear chain Lands' End Inc LE.O rise
~1% to $10.60 in early trading
** LE says former American Eagle Outfitters AEO.N
executive Andrew McLean will join LE as CEO-designate and as a
board member on Nov. 1 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUA13VRQ3
** McLean, who announced his resignation as president of
AEO's international division effective Sept. 11, to assume CEO
role at LE following the planned retirement of current top boss
Jerome Griffith in Jan. 2023
** Griffith to continue as a director and will become
executive vice chair after he retires as CEO
** LE down ~46% YTD
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru)
((DeborahMary.Sophia@thomsonreuters.com;))