Van Ness Joins SEA

Canadian swimwear manufacturer Swim Experts Alliance has hired Warnaco Swim alum Kathy Van Ness as its executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Gottex and Christina divisions.

The former president of Warnaco’s designer swimwear division will oversee all aspects of the brands’ design, development, merchandising, marketing and sales and will report to Dan Elituv, Christina’s chairman of the board, and Joey Schwebel, Gottex’s chief executive.—E.B.