Kellwood Company has promoted Daniel L. Karpel to vice president controller.
“Dan is a great asset to our corporate finance team, and his promotion is in recognition of his skillful management of Kellwood's finance and accounting functions. Over the past year, he has proven to be a strong leader and he has presided over important improvements in our financial processes and organization,” said Kleffner.
His responsibilities will include oversight of the company's financial and accounting operations, along with responsibility for the company's compliance with SEC and other external reporting requirements.
Karpel joined Kellwood in January 2006 as controller. Prior to joining the company, he was director of planning and financial analysis at Spartech Corporation. During his 14-year career, he has also held financial management posts at NuVox Communications, Inc. and Ernst & Young.
Based in St. Louis, Karpel reports to Kleffner.
