NEW YORK, Jun 10, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) announced today that Brian Duffy has joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer of Polo Europe effective immediately. Mr. Duffy will be responsible for all Polo Europe's day-to-day operations and will report to Lance Isham, Vice Chairman of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation. He will be based in Geneva, Switzerland in the Company's new European headquarters.

"Brian is a talented and creative executive with a tremendous depth of management experience. His broad-based business expertise and his international perspective will strengthen our management team, and support our growing European business," said Mr. Isham.

Most recently, Mr. Duffy was Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Vice-President of London-based Sara Lee Courtaulds, a division of the Sara Lee Corporation, where he was responsible for approximately $1 billion in annual sales. He joined Playtex in 1983 (acquired by Sara Lee in 1991) as UK Finance Director and was then promoted to European Finance Director in 1986 and Worldwide CFO in 1989. He became CEO of Playtex UK in 1992 and Pretty Polly UK in 1995. He was promoted to CEO Sara Lee Legwear Europe in 1998 and then took on his most recent responsibilities in 1999.

Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation is a leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in four categories: apparel, home, accessories and fragrances. For 35 years, Polo's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include "Polo", "Polo by Ralph Lauren", "Ralph Lauren Purple Label", "Polo Sport", "Ralph Lauren", "RALPH", "Lauren", "Polo Jeans Co.", "RL", "Chaps", and "Club Monaco" among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. For more information, go to http://www.polo.com.

SOURCE: Polo Ralph Lauren

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