Global Retailing Conference 2011 - Jesse Curlee, Jeff Elder, Claudio Del Vecchio

Branding Luxury through Retailer and Production Innovation - Jesse W. Curlee, President, Supima. Jesse W. Curlee graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in marketing. Jesse joined Supima headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona in October of 1979 and was named President in 1981. Supima promotes American Pima cotton in the U.S. and abroad and licenses the name and trademark worldwide to textile/apparel manufacturers and retailers. Supima's headquarters are in Phoenix, but also has offices in New York and Fresno, California.

Jeff Elder, Vice President of Marketing , J. G. Boswell Company. As a vice president of the nation's largest agricultural producer, Jeff oversees the sales and marketing of all Boswell crops, including pima cotton, tomato paste, safflower oil and cottonseed oil. He is in his 14th year with the Pasadena, California-based company.

Claudio Del Vecchio, an international business entrepreneur, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Brand Alliance, Inc., a premier retail group with a portfolio of highly specialized fashion companies composed of Brooks Brothers and Carolee Designs. Mr. Del Vecchio is also Executive Director of Luxottica Group, the world's largest manufacturer of eyewear.

The Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing is proud to present the annual Global Retailing Conference, which consistently delivers practical information, proven techniques and ground-breaking ideas that enable individuals and organizations to succeed in the intensely competitive, global marketplace.

The conference presents the best thinking of retail innovators whose strategies will determine tomorrow's most successful industry trends. The conference attracts global participation from retailers across all levels of industry operation, academicians, and university students interested in first-hand knowledge about industry challenges and opportunities.

The Global Retailing Conference is supported by the Terry J. Lundgren Center's Corporate Advisory Board, which includes retailers and partners from the world's largest and best -known organizations.

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