Hauppauge, N.Y. December 29, 2005 – Briggs & Riley Travelware and U.S. Luggage have named Kevin Hagen Director of Special Markets Sales, effective January 3, 2006. He will report to Peter J. Stubberfield, Vice President of Business Development at Briggs & Riley Travelware and U.S. Luggage. Hagan will be responsible for all special market sales for both brands. Hagan, who is married with two children, lives in Chicago.

Hagan’s career includes stints with America Tourister, Samsonite and Heritage Industries, where he was responsible for establishing a special markets division with multi-million dollar profitable sales volume. He is an expert in the special markets arena of premium, ad specialty, promotional products, incentives, and employee recognition and reward.

“We are pleased to welcome an expert such as Kevin to lead this new business initiative within our organization,” said Stubberfield. “We look forward to his leadership and accomplishments.”

About U.S. Luggage and Briggs & Riley Travelware:

Since its inception over 90 years ago, U.S. Luggage established a solid reputation as a high-quality manufacturer of travelware. In 1972 the company literally revolutionized the luggage industry when it introduced the first wheeled luggage, and later developing the largest leather business case companies in America, known for quality, excellent value, patented features and innovative product marketing. For more information about U.S. Luggage, please visit www.usluggage.com.

Briggs & Riley Travelware is dedicated to building a lifelong relationship with its consumers by fulfilling all of their travel needs. The company’s wide variety of innovative, high-quality travelware products match smart design and exclusive features with maximum durability and superb value. Briggs & Riley backs all of its products with the best-in-the-industry lifetime warranty that even covers damage caused by an airline. Briggs & Riley Travelware is sold exclusively at specialty luggage stores. Please visit www.briggs-riley.com for a full list of the latest products and store locations.

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for more information contact:
Chrissy Carney (ccarney@hwhpr.com)
HWH Public Relations
212.355.5049, ext. 117

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