Liz Claiborne exec is new ceo for Lands' End

HTT Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 8/2/2011 12:20:18 PM

Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Sears Holdings, parent company of Lands' End, has hired Edgar Huber as the division's ceo and president.

He was most recently executive vp for global business development at Liz Claiborne Inc. Prior to that, he was president and ceo for Juicy Couture from 2008 to February of this year. He held a variety of senior roles over the course of 15 years at L'Oreal, overseeing a portfolio of brands and leading the luxury products group in more than 30 markets in Europe and Russia. He began his career at L'Oreal USA as a brand manager.

He will be based at Lands' End's home office in Dodgeville, Wis.