Glenn A. Weinman

Overview

On January 30, 2009, American Apparel, Inc. announced that, effective February 17, 2009, Glenn A. Weinman will join the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Weinman, 53, was previously a partner at Dongell Lawrence Finney LLP, a California-based law firm, which he joined in 2006 and where he headed up the firm's corporate and business transactions practice. In addition to his experience as an attorney in private practice with major national law firms, such as Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Mr. Weinman has also served as general counsel for a number of companies, including Luminent, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed fiber optic component manufacturer acquired by MRV Communications, and Guess?, Inc., a NYSE-listed international apparel company. At Guess?, Mr. Weinman served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from 1996 to 2000, and managed the legal, human resources, risk management, shareholder relations, and contractor compliance departments. Mr. Weinman was part of the executive team that managed the successful initial public offering of Guess? in 1996. Mr. Weinman obtained his B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1978, and his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1981. He also received a professional designation in human resources management from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2004.