Mr. Kane has been dean of the School of Business and Technology at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) since 2005. From 1997 to 2006 he was professor of retailing at the Columbia Graduate School of Business. Before joining the faculty at Columbia Mr. Kane spent 28 years in the retailing industry with Federated Department Stores The May Company Grossman's Inc. and a privately-held retailer. He is a director of American Eagle Outfitters. He has been a director of the company since 2003. His present term will expire in 2008. |