What Happened?
Kenosha, WI-based Jockey Appointed Dain Bussewitz as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Jockey is a globally responsible designer and marketer of men’s and women’s apparel under the world famous Jockey brand and related brands like Skimmies, No Panty Line Promise, JKY, and Life. We hold the number one market share in underwear and intimates in department stores. We also sell to large volume retailers and directly to consumers through Jockey operated retail stores, Jockey.com, and catalogs. Our licensed partners sell Jockey brand socks, thermals, hosiery, and activewear in the United States and Canada. Our international partners have leading market shares for Jockey brand apparel in India, Australia/New Zealand, and Africa. Founded in 1876, Jockey is privately-held with a long history of producing high quality innovative products beginning with making and selling superior wool socks to lumberjacks. Jockey created the first men’s underwear brief, “the Jockey short,” in 1934 and we were the first company to introduce temperature-regulating underwear in our Staycool line. The Jockey Bra is the first bra designed to fit women by volume and it is protected by over 50 patents. Headquartered between Milwaukee and Chicago in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we have operations in North Carolina, New York, Canada, Hong Kong, and Germany. Jockey employs over 1,600 associates, all committed to continuing the 138 year success story that is Jockey. We operate a global supply chain partnering with best-in-class contractors committed to continuous improvement. Each of our supply chain partners works with Jockey to respect workers and improve working conditions in their facilities and in the apparel industry. Our Jockey Being Family Foundation supports the cause of adoption and associates have the opportunity to give back by helping the cause or by taking paid leave to pursue other charitable efforts. At Jockey success is achieved through hard work, mutual respect, and offering consumers products with striking quality from a brand they trust.
About the Person
Dain Bussewitz has 25 years of finance, strategy and operational line experience with Merrill Lynch, Marakon, Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch and Staples. He joined Jockey in 2015 and one of the things he enjoys about his position is “helping prioritize our investments to continue driving profitable, brand building growth.” His hobbies include running and any outside activity. He is a graduate of Valparaiso and Kellogg.
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