Emanuel "Manny" Chirico is a business leader in the

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and apparel industry. Having been with the

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for 20 years, Chirico served as chief executive officer from 2006 as well as chairman from 2007. Before resigning from his position as Chief Executive Officer in February of 2021. He retired in December of 2021.

Current executive roles

Chirico is

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(since 2007) and director (since 2005) at

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He served as Chief Executive Officer from 2006 until January 2021. In 2013 he also became principal executive officer and president at Warnaco Group Inc. and in 2003, a director at Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. He is also a director at the

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. His total compensation for 2013 was $17,884,646.

Employment history

Prior to his current role at the firm, Chirico held a variety of other key executive roles at PVH. These include:

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, president,

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, partner-in-charge of the Retail Apparel Group,

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and controller. He has been with the firm since 1993. Before joining PVH Corp., Chirico was a partner at Ernst & Young LLC., a company where he worked for 14 years. It was through his work there that he first became interested in the apparel industry, in

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. He learned some of the business from retired partner Ken Reiss. Chirico explained: “Ken impressed upon me the value of moving beyond the technical aspects of the work to really understand the client’s business and to connect with the client. And Ken was the one who pushed me to realize my potential.”

Education

Chirico is an alumnus of

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, New York, graduating with a CBA. Chirico is also a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY.

Awards

On November 6, 2013, Chirico was named Person of the Year by MRKETPLACE Magazine. He has been described as “everyone’s hero, an unusual combination of instinct, inspiration and financial savvy. (And he even loves clothes!).” His total compensation for 2012 was listed as Forbes No. 209, CEO Compensation. In 2012, he also earned first place in the

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’s ‘Best CEO in the Apparel, Footwear and Textiles Industry.’

Personal data

Emanuel Chirico is married to Joanne. Born in the

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, Chirico now lives in

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. Emanuel and Joanne have three sons together; Dominic, who is a Calvin Klein (a division of PVH) financial analyst and EY alum; Michael, who is a successful entrepreneur and amateur UFC fighter; and Vincent, a Fordham University student.

References

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