Charles R. Perrin is the Chairman of Warnaco. He previously served as the chairman and CEO of

Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. ( ) is an Anglo-American multinational company selling cosmetics, skin care, perfume, and personal care products. It is a multi-level marketing company based in London. In 2020, Avon had annual sales of $9.1 billion worldwid ...

and the chairman and CEO of

Duracell Duracell Inc. is an American manufacturer of alkaline batteries, specialty cells, and rechargeables; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway since 2016. The company has its origins in the 1920s, through the work of Samuel Ruben a ...

Early life and career

Perrin obtained an BA from

Trinity College, Hartford Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut. Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,2 ...

in 1967 and an MBA from

Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a Private university, private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and one of ...

. Perrin began his career with

General Foods General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by C. W. Post, Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, a ...

and later worked at

Chesebrough-Ponds Pond's is an English brand of beauty and health care products, currently owned by Unilever. History Pond's Cream was invented in the United States as a patent medicine by pharmacist Theron T. Pond (1800–1852) of Utica, New York, in 1846. Mr ...

. He served as the CEO of Duracell from 1994 to 1996, resigning from the company upon its acquisition by

The Gillette Company ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

. He joined Avon in 1998 as Vice Chairman and COO and eventually served as CEO of Avon from 1998 to 1999. He currently serves as the Chairman of Warnaco, a position he has held since 2004. He also sits on the board of directors for Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF).

References

Columbia Business School alumni Living people Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-CEO-stub