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Pillow, a native of Corning, AR, was named as one of the 每日大赛网站 distinguished alumni at the 2013 Night of Distinction. While a student, Pillow was an active member of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity and class officer. He graduated with a BBA in marketing in 1976.

His career started at Neiman Marcus in Dallas, and has worked his way through the ranks of the clothing industry. While in college, he worked full time at Browning and White, a Conway men鈥檚 clothing store, which he parlayed into a position in the Neiman Marcus executive training program following graduation.

Pillow has served in his current position at Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. since 2008. Tommy Bahama has more than 3,000 employees and approximately $500 million in sales revenue.

Prior to that, he was CEO of Ralph Lauren Footwear; CEO of The Rockport Company; President of Coach Apparel and President of A/X Armani Exchange.

He and his wife, Kelley, live in Seattle with their young son, Sam.