ANN INC. Elects Michael C. Plansky to Board of Directors

ANN INC. ANN today announced that Michael C. Plansky has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Plansky, 61, brings 35 years of experience at KPMG LLP where he served in a variety of senior leadership positions until his retirement in 2010. From 2005-2009, he was the National Partner in Charge, Risk Management – Audit, and Regional Risk Management Partner, serving on the firm's Professional Practice Committee and having responsibility for oversight of risk management for the Americas region. Mr. Plansky also served as the firm's Ombudsman and a member of its Legal and Compliance Committee and Management Review Panel. Earlier in his tenure, he held the roles of Lead Audit Engagement Partner, SEC Reviewing Partner and National Director of the firm's Consumer Products Practice, serving a broad range of global public companies. Mr. Plansky was also an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.