birth_place nationality ethnicity party birth_date known_for article_title name occupation alma_mater
new york city , new york , u.s. american jewish democratic 21 november 1948 founder of the men 's wearhouse george zimmer
 george zimmer entrepreneur , businessman washington university in st. louis
george zimmer

`` for others with a similar name see george zimmerman -lrb- disambiguation -rrb- '' george zimmer -lrb- born november 21 , 1948 -rrb- is an american entrepreneur .
he is widely known as the founder , former executive chairman -lrb- 1973 -- 2013 -rrb- and former ceo -lrb- 1973 -- 2011 -rrb- of the men 's wearhouse , a men 's clothing retailer that has more than 1,200 stores across the u.s. and canada under the brands moores , men 's wearhouse and k&g superstores .
after leaving his executive position with the company , he continued as the company 's spokesperson , until he was fired on june 19 , 2013 .
zimmer is currently the chairman and founder of ztailors , a national network of on-demand tailors for both men and women .
