Mark Daley has been named president of Asia Pacific for Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. He succeeds George Hrdina, who plans to retire after assisting with the transition.
Most recently, Daley was chief executive officer of Dean & DeLuca for its U.S. and international markets. Before that, he was group president of worldwide operations and business development at DFS, a division of LVMH. During his 22-year tenure at DFS, he gained extensive experience in the Asia Pacific markets including China, Korea, Japan, Australia and Guam.
Daley will report to Jackwyn Nemerov, executive vice president of wholesale brands, licensed products, sourcing, merchandising, home and Asia Pacific at Polo.