Lifetime Brands Elects Jack Koegel to Board of Directors

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2008--Lifetime Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: LCUT), North America's leading resource for nationally branded kitchenware, tabletop and home decor products, today announced the election of Jack Koegel to the company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Koegel is an advisor to Prentice Capital Management LP, a New York-based private equity firm that owns significant stakes in a number of retail companies.

About Lifetime Brands, Inc.

Lifetime Brands is North America's leading resource for nationally branded kitchenware, tabletop and home decor products. The Company markets its products under many of the industry's best known brands, including Farberware(R), KitchenAid(R), Pfaltzgraff(R), Mikasa(R), Cuisinart(R), Block(R), Calvin Klein(R), CasaModa(R), Cuisine de France(R), Gorham(R), Hoffritz(R), International(R) Silver, Joseph Abboud(TM), Kamenstein(R), Kirk Stieff(R), Melannco(R), Nautica(R), Pedrini(R), Roshco(R), Sabatier(R), Sasaki(R), Towle(R) Silversmiths, Tuttle(R), Wallace(R) and Vasconia(R). Lifetime's products are distributed through most major retailers in North America.

CONTACT: Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Christian G. Kasper, 516-203-3590
Senior Vice President
chris.kasper@lifetimebrands.com
or
Investor Relations:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Assoc.
Harriet Fried, 212-838-3777
hfried@lhai.com

SOURCE: Lifetime Brands, Inc.