American Apparel appoints Chelsea A. Grayson as General Counsel

American Apparel has appointed Chelsea A. Grayson as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the Company, effective December 15, 2014. Tobias S. Keller will resign after Grayson's employment commences.

On her appointment, Scott Brubaker, Interim Chief Executive Officer, said, “The Board and I are delighted to welcome Chelsea Grayson to American Apparel. Her legal expertise and retail industry experience will add strength and depth to our senior management team, and we are looking forward to working with her.”

Chelsea Grayson has more than 15 years of experience in private practice as a corporate attorney with the law firms of Jones Day and Loeb & Loeb LLP, where she was a partner in the corporate groups of both firms. Her experience includes private placements of equity and debt securities for public and private companies, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and mergers and acquisitions for clients in a variety of industries, including retail. Grayson is a member of the State Bar of California and received a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from Loyola Law School.