Destination Xl Group, Inc. Appoints Retail Veteran Carmen R. Bauza to Board of Directors
December 20, 2021 at 06:00 pm IST
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Destination XL Group, Inc. announced that on, December 17th, it appointed Carmen R. Bauza, 59, to the Companys Board of Directors. She will serve as a director until the Companys next annual meeting of stockholders, at which time she will stand for re-election. With her appointment, the size of the Companys Board of Directors is seven members. Ms. Bauza is currently on the board of managers for privately-owned retailer Claires Stores Inc. Ms. Bauza was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and graduated from Seton Hill University, a private university in Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Science degree in fashion merchandising. In addition to the companies referenced above, earlier in her career, Ms. Bauza also held positions at Disney and Five Below. She has also served on several boards, including Walmart de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V (WMMVY), a $30B division of Walmart, Inc. Ms. Bauza has received numerous prestigious awards, including Latina Executive of the Year from Latina Style magazine; Top Women in Chain Pharmacy, from Drug Store News; Abriendo Puertas para Mujeres (Opening Doors for Women) Award from the Committee of Hispanic Children and Families of NYC; and Most Influential Woman of the Year from Mass Market Retailer.
Destination XL Group, Inc. is a specialty retailer of big and tall men's apparel with retail locations throughout the United States. The Company operates through the Retail segment. It operates under the trade names of Destination XL, DXL, DXL Men's Apparel, DXL outlets, Casual Male XL and Casual Male XL outlets. It operates approximately 232 DXL retail stores, 15 DXL outlet stores, 17 Casual Male XL retail stores, 19 Casual Male XL outlet stores, and a digital business. Its DXL retail stores, e-commerce site, and mobile application offers its customers merchandise to fit a variety of lifestyles from casual to business, young to mature, in all price ranges and in all large sizes from XL and up. In addition, it also offers a selection of shoes in sizes 10W to 18W on its websites. Its Casual Male XL retail stores primarily carry moderate-priced national brands and its own brands of casual sportswear and dresswear. It also operates Casual Male XL outlets and DXL outlets for its customers.