EANS-News: Wolford Aktiengesellschaft / Grit Seymour appointed Creative Director

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Subtitle: - Well-known designer to fill newly created key position
- Fresh impulses for the future identity of the brand

Personnel/personell matter

10. November 2014 - Wolford AG has appointed the well-known designer
Grit Seymour as its new Creative Director. This position, which was
created as part of the company's strategic refocussing, is intended
to systematically drive the brand development. The new Creative
Director's main responsibilities will include the design of future
collections as well an advisory function for Wolford's overall brand
identity. The first signs of her contribution will be visible in the
2016 spring/summer collection, which will be presented to the
professional public in summer 2015.

Grit Seymour has designed for international fashion labels such as
Donna Karan and Max Mara. At the end of the 1990s she worked as
Creative Director for Daniel Hechter before moving on to create the
highly acclaimed first women's collection for Hugo Boss. She has
served as an advisor for numerous fashion brands and also designed
and marketed her own "Tape" label. Until recently, she lectured in
experimental clothing and textile design at the Berlin University of
the Arts.

"We are especially pleased to have Grit Seymour join Wolford in this
key position," emphasized Axel Dreher, Speaker of the Management
Board of Wolford AG. "She is not only a well-known creative
personality, but is also extremely well versed in the challenges of
developing established brands on an ongoing basis. With her extensive
experience, ranging from design to in-store branding, she will play a
major role in increasing the charisma of the Wolford label."

Foto-Downloads:
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http://service.wolford.com/download/press/Grit_Seymour_1.zip

Further inquiry note:
Wolford AG
Regine Petzsch
Tel.: +43 5574 690 1359
mailto:communications@wolford.com
Web: company.wolford.com

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company: Wolford Aktiengesellschaft
Wolfordstrasse 1
A-6900 Bregenz
phone: +43 (0) 5574 690-1268
FAX: +43 (0) 5574 690-1219
mail: investor@wolford.com
WWW: company.wolford.com
sector: Textiles & Clothing
ISIN: AT0000834007
indexes: ATX Prime, ATX Global Players
stockmarkets: free trade: Frankfurt, regulated dealing: Wien, ADR: New York
language: English