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Peter Millar is a premium American lifestyle brand founded in 2001 featuring a wide range of casual sportswear, tailored dress furnishings, and luxury and performance golf attire for men and women. The company maintains its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. The company distributes to North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific online and in brand stores, specialty retail stores, resorts and golf clubs.〔Liza Roberts, ("From Golf to Great: Raleigh's Peter Millar Goes Global" ), ''Walter Magazine'', October 31, 2013〕 ==History== After decades in sales representing high-end luxury buyers such as Burberry and Hugo Boss, Chris Knott founded Peter Millar in 2001 as an accessible luxury clothing company accentuated by saturated colors and attention to detail. The name of the company was inspired by the inscription on an antique lawn bowling ball, evoking an era of finer dressing.〔Hilary Burns, ("High Style" ), ''US Airways Magazine'', September 2013〕 In 2005, Scott Mahoney, former executive at Polo Ralph Lauren, teamed with Sea Island Company to purchase Peter Millar and then took leadership as Chief Executive Officer.〔Liza Roberts, ("From Golf to Great: Raleigh's Peter Millar Goes Global" ), ''Walter Magazine'', October 31, 2013〕 Mike Bowers, former buyer for the golf apparel industry, joined the team in 2007 and later took the role of VP of design and merchandising. In 2007, Peter Millar signed a license agreement with Empire Clothing of Canada for manufacturing and distribution of Peter Millar’s tailored clothing line. In 2009, Winona Capital Management, a Chicago-based private equity firm, purchased a majority interest in Peter Millar from the Sea Island Company. Todd Martin, president of Peter Millar Golf, joined the team in January 2010 with over 16 years of experience in the better golf apparel market, formerly serving as president of Fairway & Greene Inc. In 2011, Peter Millar moved its design and marketing headquarters to a new showroom in downtown Raleigh, NC, and opened a warehouse space and offices in Durham, NC. In 2012, Peter Millar was acquired by Richemont SA, a Swiss-based luxury goods holding company whose brands include Cartier (jeweler), Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc (company), Vacheron Constantin, and Jaeger-LeCoultre.〔Thomas Mulier, ("Richemont to Acquire Peter Millar, U.S. Luxury Sportswear Brand" ), ''Bloomberg.com'', September 21, 2012〕 Executive Scott Ruerup, former vice president of sales at Hickey Freeman, joined the team the same year, eventually taking a role as president of Peter Millar Collection. Brian Dillman joined the team in 2013 as managing director of international at Peter Millar with more than 20 years’ experience in international sales and distribution, product development, marketing strategy and execution. In March 2015, founder Chris Knott announced his retirement.〔Amanda Hoyle, ("Peter Millar sportswear founder and lead designer retires" ), ''Triangle Business Journal'', March 13, 2015〕 In 2015, Jason Cater was announced as the new vice president of design and merchandising – collection. Cater was previously of Ermenegildo Zegna where he was vice president of wholesale for Ermenegildo Zegna Sportswear, Shoes, and Leather Goods.〔Harry Sheff, ("Jason Cater Joins Peter Millar as VP, Design & Merchandising" ), ''MR Magazine'', February 16, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Millar (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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