He supported himself part-time by working as a stock boy at the Gap, then helmed by Mickey Drexler.

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Mickey Drexler did it three times at Ann Taylor, Gap, and J.

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The compensation committee at Apple consists of Andrea Jung (the Chair) who is the CEO of Avon (AVP), Mickey Drexler who is the CEO of J.

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Crew is well equipped to swim upstream, given its recent turnaround under CEO Mickey Drexler , a veteran from Gap, who took the reins in 2003.

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Creative director Takizawa feels that if there's one thing Uniqlo can steal from Gap's dusty playbook, it's the genius for merchandising that Mickey Drexler, former CEO of Gap, now at J.

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Crew boss Mickey Drexler, who Bell and Finnegan talk about on a first-name basis, advisers from Tumi and Henri Bendel have been sources of retail wisdom and reassurance for the upstart.

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Now, Murphy, a drug store chain guy of all things before coming to Gap (hardly the pedigree one would have expected after the years, good and bad, of fashion maven Mickey Drexler running Gap), is talking about growth.

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In a car ride downtown last October, Rosen is chatting with Millard "Mickey" Drexler, chairman and CEO of J.

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