Palmer in at Kellwood

St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. named Brenda Palmer vice president of licensing. Her first duty will be to assist Kellwood’s Vince brand launch its licensing platform. The longtime apparel and consumer-goods executive has a reacute;sumeacute; that most recently includes serving as vice president of licensing and brand development at NexCen Brands Inc., as well as stints at Jordache Enterprises, Hartstrings Inc., Reebok International’s Greg Norman brand and Nautica Apparel.