BNET Industries

Hampshire Group, Ltd.

(HAMP) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$16.6M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$310.7M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Hampshire Group, Limited is a leading U.S. provider of women's and men's sweaters, wovens and knits, and a growing designer and marketer of branded apparel. Its customers include leading retailers such as Macy's, Kohl's, JC Penney, Dillards, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, for whom it provides trend-right, branded apparel. Hampshire's owned brands include Spring+Mercer(R), its newly-launched "better" apparel line, Designers Originals(R), the Company's first brand and still a top-seller in department stores, as well as Mercer Street Studio(R), Requirements(R), and RQT(R). The Company also licenses the Geoffrey Beene(R) and Dockers(R) labels for men's sweaters, both of which are market leaders in their categories, and recently acquired licenses for classification labels of the Joseph Abboud(R) brand for men's tops and bottoms and for women's related separates.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael S. Culang

Number of Employees 301

Contact Information

1924 Pearman Dairy Rd

Anderson, South Carolina 29625-1315

www.hamp.com

(864) 225-6232

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Outerwear Knitting Mills: 315191

Recent Events

Hampshire Group Renews Geoffrey Beene Apparel License Pact

11/09/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Hampshire Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Hampshire Group Renews Geoffrey Beene Apparel License Agreement

11/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Michael S. Culang	President and Chief Executive Officer
Charles W. Clayton	CFO & Vice President
H. Edward Hurley	Coo & Executive Vice President
Jonathan W. Norwood	Cfo, Treasurer & Vice President
Hank Sinkel	Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Laura Lopez	Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Heath L. Golden	General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President, Admin
Jeff Meier	Vice President, Global Sourcing
Patrick Groenendaal	Vice President & Director, Creative
Susan C. Chu	Vice President
Peter W Woodworth

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Harvey L. Sperry	Board of Directors
Herbert Elish	Board of Directors
Joel H. Goldberg	Board of Directors
Richard Mandell	Board of Directors

Michael S. Culang (director since 2008) Mr. Culang joined Hampshire Group in 1998 as President of Hampshire Brands, and later served as President and CEO of Hampshire Designers and Hampshire Brands. In 2006 he was appointed Interim President and CEO of Hampshire Group, Limited, appointed President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a member of the Board of Directors on May 1, 2008. Prior to joining Hampshire Group Mr. Culang spent 22 years at Philips Van Heusen, where he served in a number of executive capacities, including, President of Somerset Knitting Mills from 1986 to 1997, and President of Izod Club from 1995 – 1997.

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	President and Chief Executive Officer	Current
Hampshire Group, Limited	Board of Directors	Current
Hampshire Designers Inc.	President & CEO	Former
Hampshire Brands	President & CEO	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	CFO & Vice President	Current
Hampshire Designers Inc.	Cfo, Treasurer & Secretary	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Coo & Executive Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Cfo, Treasurer & Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing	Current
Hampshire Designers Inc.	Vice President, Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President, Admin	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Vice President, Global Sourcing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Vice President & Director, Creative	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Designers Inc.	General Counsel & Vice President	Current
Hampshire Group, Limited	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited		Current

Mr. Sperry is a retired Partner of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, a law firm that provides legal services to the Company.

Organization	Position	Status
Hampshire Group, Limited	Board of Directors	Current
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Llp	Partner	Former

Organization	Position	Status
College Board	Chief Operating Officer	Current
Hampshire Group, Limited	Board of Directors	Current

Joel H. Goldberg has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Career Consultants, Inc., a management consulting firm, and SK Associates, an outplacement firm, located in Union, New Jersey, since 1972. Dr. Goldberg is a director of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Hampshire Group, Limited, and Modell's, Inc., an advisor to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and a member of the Advisory Council for Sports Management of Seton Hall University. He is also a consultant to the New York Giants, the New Jersey Nets and the Ottawa Senators professional sports teams.

Organization	Position	Status
SK & Associates LLC	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Careerconsultants.Com	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Hampshire Designers Inc.	Organizational Consultant	Current
Careerconsultants.Com	Chairman	Current
SK & Associates LLC	Chairman	Current
Merrimac Industries Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Hampshire Group, Limited	Board of Directors	Current
Hampshire Designers Inc.	Director	Current
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation	Director	Current
Henry Modell & Company, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation	President, Career Consultants, Inc., An Organizational Consulting Firm	Former
Careerconsultants.Com	President	Former
New York Giants	Consultant	Former
New Jersey Nets	Consultant	Former

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Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Incorporated	Board of Directors	Current
Hampshire Group, Limited	Board of Directors	Current
Sbarro, Inc.	Director	Former
Prudential Securities Incorporated Brokers & Investment Bankers	Managing Director & Head, Retail Trade Group	Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania	Bse Degree	Former