Elie Tahari has brought in Bob Galvin as his company’s new chief executive officer.
Galvin,
who started Monday, was previously president at The Camuto Group, where
he played a significant role in its transformation into a diversified
branded lifestyle company. He left Camuto last January.
Galvin is
joining to Tahari at a key moment. The designer in 2013 is marking his
40th year in business. Over the past few months, the Elie Tahari company
has also undergone a reorganization with several strategic hires, and
Galvin’s appointment is a key one to strengthen and position it for
further growth.
“I am at a point in the business where I need to
concentrate on the product, and after 40 years, I know what I am not
good at, and I am not good at running a company,” Tahari said, with
surprising honesty, during an exclusive interview with Galvin at his
West 42nd Street office here. “When I look back at when the company was
running the best, it was when it was run by good management, and not by
me.”
Tahari was, until now, chairman as well as ceo. While he can
now focus his efforts on product, Galvin will spearhead wholesale,
retail and international sales for both women’s and men’s collections,
as well as areas such as accessories, merchandising, marketing,
licensing, product development and production.
Galvin called the
brand’s potential “unlimited. It’s focusing on the future and different
areas where we’re not, where we are, and where we see so much
potential.”
At Camuto, where he spent the past five years, Galvin
was also in charge of commercial activities, including expanding the
business globally. He worked on other brands associated with the
company, like Tory Burch, BCBG Max Azria, Jessica Simpson, Lucky Brand
and Sanctuary Clothing. Before, he served as chief operating officer and
managing director of Fila, and, prior, was executive vice president at
Nine West.
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