Sheresides in Pleasantville with her family

5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Accelerating asuccession plan announced last year, R.G Barry Corporation (Nasdaq: DFZ)today named Jose G. Ibarra its Senior Vice President Finance and ChiefFinancial Officer replacing Daniel D. Viren."Thanks to Jose's leadership in assimilating his new duties and thetremendous depth of experienced talent in our finance area, we have been ableto smoothly facilitate the critical transition to a new CFO ahead of ourinitial plan," said Greg Tunney, R.G Barry Corporation President and ChiefExecutive Officer. "Jose brings needed continuity tempered with an exciting,fresh perspective to the CFO role.

I believe his realignment of the financefunction and the related promotions will serve our business well now and as wecontinue to grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions."Ibarra, 49, has held numerous accounting and finance positions during an18-year career with the Company including Senior Vice President Treasurer,Vice President Corporate Controller, Director of Finance for InternationalOperations and Manager of Internal Audit Before joining R.G. Barry, he heldinternal audit management positions with the New York-based internationalaudit group of Philip Morris Management Inc.; and worked in external auditingwith Ernst & Young, LLP in the southwestern U.S. Ibarra is a CPA and holds anundergraduate degree in accounting and an MBA in international trade fromTexas A&M International University He resides in New Albany with his family.Growth StrategyMr. Viren, 62, who in June announced his intention to retire August 30,2009, following a 20-year career with the Company, has assumed the position ofSpecial Assistant to the CEO for Mergers & Acquisitions. In his new role,Viren will be devoting his time exclusively to the M&A portion of theCompany's growth strategy He will report to Mr. Tunney."We are fortunate to have a business model that has allowed us to prosperand position ourselves to make strategic acquisitions. Growth throughacquisition is an integral part of our business strategy and to have someoneof Dan's ability solely focused on identifying the best strategicopportunities available gives us a significant advantage in the marketplace,"Tunney said.Promotions in Finance RealignmentIn conjunction with his new role, Ibarra has realigned the Company'sfinance department and promoted Gary Sandefur to Corporate Controller, MikeMaggard to Corporate Treasurer, Paul Cieply to Manager of Financial Planningand Analysis and Ann Scarberry to Manager of Treasury.In addition to his most-recent role as Director of Accounting, Mr.Sandefur, 54, has held several accounting and finance positions during a27-year career with the Company including Financial Planning Manager andManager of Internal Audit.Before joining R.G.

Barry, he held external auditpositions with Coopers & Lybrand and internal audit with Ashland Oil, Inc.Sandefur is a CPA, and holds undergraduate accounting degree from MiamiUniversity and an MBA from Capital University.He is on the Executive Boardof the Ohio Society of CPAs and is a member of its accounting and auditingstandards committee He resides in the Columbus area with his family.Mr. Maggard, 55, most recently Director of Financial Planning andAnalysis, has been with the Company 18 years. He also previously served as itsManager of Financial Planning and Analysis Prior to joining R.G Barry,Maggard worked for a division of GTE Corp. He is a graduate of Walsh Collegeand holds a master's degree in finance from Eastern Michigan University Heresides in Pickerington with his family.Mr. Cieply, 49, has held several accounting and finance positions during a20-year career with the Company including Senior Sales and Financial Analyst,Cost Accounting Manager and Financial Analyst Before joining R.G. Barry, heheld accounting positions with Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries in Wisconsinand Ohio.

Cieply holds an undergraduate degree in accounting from Grove CityCollege, Grove City, PA and an MBA from The Ohio State University He residesin Pickerington with his family.Ms. Scarberry, 40, has held a number of finance-related positions duringher 11-year career with the Company including Treasury Analyst, Credit Analystand Credit Administrator Before joining R.G. Barry, she worked in credit andcollections at Micro Electronics Finance in Hilliard. Scarberry is a graduateof Ohio University with degrees in business administration and accounting. Sheresides in Pleasantville with her family.About the CompanyR.G. Barry Corporation is one of the world's leading developers andmarketers of accessories footwear and slippers.