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Dov Charney

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

American Apparel, Incorporated (APP)

Industry: Consumer Goods

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Dov Charney has served as a director, Chief Executive Officer and President of American Apparel since the Acquisition on December 12, 2007. Prior to the Acquisition, Mr. Charney served as founder, director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Old American Apparel and its predecessor companies since their formation in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1989. Dov Charney is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and attended Tufts University. Dov Charney is under an employment contract with American Apparel to continue as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company for a minimum of 3 years beyond the consummation of the Acquisition on December 12, 2007.


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