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Jeff Goldfarb
Executive Vice President / Director of Business Development
G-III Apparel Group

NEW YORK, USA // Jeffrey Goldfarb is the Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development at the GIII Apparel Group Ltd. Mr. Goldfarb also serves as a member of the company’s Board of Directors since 2009.

Since joining G-III in 2002, Mr. Goldfarb has been involved in all areas of G-III’s business including production, licensing, and mergers & acquisitions. He is responsible for overseeing the G Creative Group, a division of G-III responsible for branding, marketing, and advertising. In addition to his many accomplishments, Mr. Goldfarb has been instrumental in the acquisitions of Vilebrequin, G.H.Bass, the Karl Lagerfeld US marks, and most recently, Donna Karan. He has also been a key player in acquiring licenses for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Cole Haan, the NFL and the MLB.

Mr. Goldfarb serves as a director of Delivering Good, formerly K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, a charitable organization that facilitates the donation of excess apparel inventory to disaster victims and other people in need. Mr. Goldfarb is also a licensed attorney and serves on the Board of Overseers of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at the Yeshiva University, as well as a member of the university’s Advisory Board of the Fashion Arts Media and Entertainment Law Center (FAME).

G-III is a leading manufacturer and distributor of apparel and accessories under licensed brands, owned brands and private label brands. G-III's owned brands include Donna Karan, DKNY, Vilebrequin, Eliza J., Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Bass, and Jessica Howard. G-III has fashion licenses under the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Guess?, Vince Camuto, Ivanka Trump, Kensie, Jessica Simpson, Levi's and Dockers brands. Through its team sports business, G-III has licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Hands High, Touch by Alyssa Milano and more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities. G-III also operates retail stores under the DKNY, Wilsons Leather, Bass, Vilebrequin and Calvin Klein Performance names.