US marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods Kellwood has elected Ben B. Blount, Jr. to the company's board of directors.

Mr Blount, a seasoned executive in the apparel industry for more than 40 years, most recently served as executive vice president, finance, planning and administration, and chief financial officer; and director of Oxford Industries. 

He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board for the School of Human Sciences at Auburn University, and a past member of the Technical Advisory and Marketing Committees of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.