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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. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011220/CGTH038LOGO ) 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/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011220/CGTH038LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Kellwood Company CONTACT: Corina Taylor of Kellwood Company, +1-314-576-3391, Web site: http://www.kellwood.com/

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