People: Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (JNY)

Mr. Crotty is Director of Jones Apparel Group Inc. Mr. Crotty has served as President of Weichert Enterprise LLC, a private equity investment firm, since 2001. He previously served as Chairman of Excelsior Ventures Management LLC from 1999 to 2001. From 1991 to 1998, he held various executive positions with ITT Corporation and its affiliates, including President and Chief Operating Officer of ITT Consumer Financial Corporation and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ITT Information Services. Prior to that time, he served as both Counsel, and then later as Secretary, to the Governor of New York State. Mr. Crotty serves on the Board of Trustees of AXA Premier VIP Trust and on the Board of Directors of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc.