NEW YORK, Dec 18, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Coach (NYSE: COH), a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories, has announced today that Andre Cohen will join the company as Senior Vice President, International Wholesale, effective February 2008. He will be responsible for advancing Coach's business opportunities internationally, including travel retail and key markets outside of Japan. He will also have shared responsibility for shaping Coach's international strategy and managing the relationships with key international distributor accounts and business partners. Mr. Cohen will report directly to Ian Bickley, President, Coach International, and will partner with Thibault Villet, Coach's President, Greater China, who was appointed in August of this year.

Mr. Cohen joins Coach from Timberland, where he held the position of Managing Director, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. During his six years with Timberland, he had responsibility for the development of the brand and business in Asia, including the establishment of an Asia Headquarters and the oversight of wholly-owned subsidiaries in Japan, Greater China, Singapore and Malaysia. He also led a sales organization which managed relationships with distributors in several countries throughout the region. Prior to Timberland, he spent four years with Swatch Group as Regional Director, Asia, and Vice President Hong Kong/China, based in Hong Kong, and seven years with LVMH, including three years as Marketing Director for Givenchy Cosmetics and Fragrance, based in Japan.

"We are extremely pleased that Andre will be joining our international management team, bringing his impressive global sales and general management experience with other premium brands to Coach. He is an accomplished international business executive with great insights into worldwide growth strategies," said Mr. Bickley.

"In addition, Andre has an excellent understanding of travel retail and working with distribution partners in key growth markets for Coach such as Asia/Pacific. As such, he is uniquely qualified to drive our business and raise brand awareness internationally, an important component of Coach's long-term global growth strategy," added Mr. Bickley.

"I am excited about joining Coach's international team to help build on the strong foundation they have created for the brand globally. Given the broad appeal and vibrancy of the Coach product and my experience with brand building, I envision even greater opportunities for international growth," Mr. Cohen stated.

At September 30, 2007 there were 147 Coach international wholesale and travel retail locations. As previously announced, during fiscal 2008, the company intends to open a total of 30 net new international wholesale locations, primarily in Asia/Pacific, including Greater China.

Coach, with headquarters in New York, is a leading American marketer of fine accessories and gifts for women and men, including handbags, women's and men's small leathergoods, business cases, weekend and travel accessories, footwear, watches, outerwear, scarves, sunwear, jewelry, fragrance and related accessories. Coach is sold worldwide through Coach stores, select department stores and specialty stores, through the Coach catalog in the U.S. by calling 1-800-223-8647 and through Coach's website at www.coach.com. Coach's shares are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol COH.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "are positioned to," "continue," "project," "guidance," "forecast," "anticipated," or comparable terms. Future results may differ materially from management's current expectations, based upon risks and uncertainties such as expected economic trends, the ability to anticipate consumer preferences, the ability to control costs, etc. Please refer to Coach's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete list of risk factors.

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