PLAYERS Scorecard

Appointments, personnel changes, since fall market

Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 3/26/2001 12:00:00 AM

In addition to the individual Players Scorecard listings, HTT has organized the personnel changes by company, starting on page 44.

AIZAWA, MARK

Named president of Chris Stone & Associates, 10/30/00

AMBRO, GREGORY

Appointed senior vp and cfo for Bradlees, 10/30/00

ANDERSEN, JOANNE

Joined Smith & Johnson as national sales manager, a new position, 2/5/01

AZARIO, CRISTINA

Appointed creative director for Frette, 10/30/00

BAIROS, WENDY

Named as director of communications for Natura World Inc., 12/11/00

BAKER, MARK

Named executive vp, cmo at Home Depot, 10/9/00

BANGS, SUZY

Appointed vp, sales for Audrey Table Linens, 2/12/01

BECKETT, JODI

Promoted to financial manager of Cranston Consumer Products, 2/26/01

BENDER, BRIAN

Appointed as senior vp and cfo for ShopKo Stores Inc., 10/16/00

BENJAMIN, TRACI

Promoted to retail merchandising manager of Sure Fit Inc., 11/13/00

BERNSTEIN, HOWARD

Promoted to the newly created position of senior vp, global sourcing for Franco Manufacturing, 12/4/00

BLUNCK, RICHARD

Joined Kmart Corporation as chief technology and eBusiness officer, 12/18/00

BOZIC, MICHAEL

Retired as vice chairman of Kmart Corp., 10/16/00

BRAZELLE, BRUCE

Named president of Leigh Fibers, 2/12/01

BRANDWEIN, MARCIA

Named director of design at Crown Crafts, 2/5/01

BRENNAN, EDWARD

Named as chairman of DFS Grand Limited, 1/22/01

BRILL, LARRY

Promoted to acting director, market expansion division for the Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 10/9/00

BROWN, PAUL

Named new sales representative for Natura World Inc., 12/11/00

BUDD, JOHN

Named senior vp and chief marketing officer of JCPenney stores, 2/5/01

BUFFINGTON, MELISSA

Promoted to chief administrative officer of Dollar General Corp., 3/5/01

BURICH, MEG

Named director, global communications for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

CAMPBELL, PAUL

Joined Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. as vp of labor, community relations and diversity, 10/9/00

CASTEEL, ROCKY

Named Mohawk's new vp and product manager for area rugs, scatter rugs, printed rugs and mats, 10/30/00

CAVANAUGH, ROBERT

Elected executive vp, cfo of JCPenney Co., 1/8/01

CHINNI, CHARLES

Named vp, gmm for home and fine jewelry of JCPenney stores 2/5/01

CIELAK, CHRIS

Named vp, store operations administration for Kmart Corp., 3/12/01

COHEN, MARK

Named chairman and ceo of Sears Canada, 1/29/01

CROTTY, MICHAEL

Joined Neiman Marcus Online as vp, marketing, 3/12/01

D'ANGELO, CAROLYN

Promoted to vp, marketing and licensing of Waverly Lifestyle Group, 10/2/00

DAVIS, STEWART

Resigned as executive vp and president of the Consumer Products Division of Thomaston Mills, 2/19/01

DAVIS, TERRY

Named director, global planning and Six Sigma for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

DELLINGER, BOB

Resigned as president, Davidson Cotton Co., 3/5/01

DIANDRETH, JIM

Named director, global technology for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

DUNCAN, SAM

Promoted to president of Fred Meyer Stores, 3/5/01

FALCINELLI, SARAH

Promoted to retail and merchandising director of Sure Fit Inc., 11/13/00

FARLEY, STEVE

Resigned as senior vp, chief marketing officer of JCPenney, 12/4/00

FEIWEL, PATRICIA

Joined Thomason Mills Inc. as director of design, 11/6/00

FELLER, MERCEDES

Named executive director for merchandising at BlueLight.com, 11/20/00

FELLER, MICHELE

Promoted to assistant vp of investor relations at HomeBase, 1/29/01

FERULLO, MARK

Appointed Central Oriental's new president, 1/29/01

FEULING, STEPHAN

Named chief marketing officer for BlueLight.com, 11/20/00

FLETCHER, SCOTT

Named to head Mohawk's woven products operation, 10/30/00

FONTENOT, CHIP

Joined WestPoint Stevens as president and coo, 12/18/00

FOSTER, TOM

Joined Pamida as vp, dmm of home, 3/5/01

FRAZIER, NELLIE

Named national sales manager of Ralph Lauren Home, 12/18/00

FRIEDMAN, AUDREY

Named president of design for Audrey Table Linens and Homemaker Industries 2/12/01

GALLI, JOSEPH

Appointed as president and ceo of Rubbermaid Inc., 1/22/01

GARDENER, NAIRI

Promoted to senior vp, finance and operations for Warner Bros. Consumer Products, 11/27/00

GARMYN, KEITH

Appointed to the newly created position of director of operations for the Hunter Douglas Manufacturing Group, 12/11/00

GATENS, BARBARA

Joins Sure Fit Inc. to handle catalog accounts, 11/13/00

GENTILOZZI, KATHY

Named as vp, corporate human resources, for May Department Stores Co., 1/8/01

GHITIS, BILL

Named president, home and industrial textiles for DuPont's Apparel & Textiles Sciences unit, 11/27/00

GILLAM, BRAD

Appointed to vp, quality assurance of Lands' End Inc., 2/19/01

GINN, JOHN

Signed on as sales and marketing chief of American Blanket Company, 11/13/00

GOLDBERG, STEVE

Named president of Domestications, assuming responsibility for both upscale and mid-market Hanover Direct Catalogs, 11/20/00

GRIBETZ, LESTER

Returned to Bloomingdale's as vp, home furnishings fashion direction, a new position, 2/12/01

GRIFFIN, JOHN

Named director, global finance, for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

HANCOCK, JOHN

MFI Furniture Group, PLC of London, was named to the board of directors of the NRF, 2/5/01

HANSEN, CHUCK

Ousted as ceo by Pillowtex, 10/30/00

HARTMAN, DOUG

Joined Haywin Textile Products Inc. as vp of design, 12/18/00

HARTSHORN, TOM

Promoted to executive vp, merchandising of Dollar General Corp., 3/5/01

HAWORTH, JIM

Promoted to executive vp, operations for Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart, 12/11/00

HEATON, ROBERT

Named cfo of The Worldwide Retail Exchange, 11/6/00

HENDERSON, ARTHUR

Joined Fabria as director of sales for home fashions, 10/16/00

HERBERT, JOHN

Appointed as president of the Expo Western Division of EXPO Design Center, a division of The Home Depot, 10/16/00

HIGHTOWER, GEORGE

Resigned as executive vp and president of the Apparel Fabrics Division of Thomaston Mills, 2/19/01

HIGHTOWER, NEIL

Resigned as president and ceo of Thomaston Mills, 2/19/01

HILL, LARRY

Named vp and national sales manager for Mohawk Rug and Textiles, 10/30/00

HILPERT, DALE

Named ceo of Williams-Sonoma, 2/19/01

HITES, GREGORY

Promoted to vp, operations of Arthur T. Gregorian Inc., 2/26/01

HUDSON, DAWN

Appointed to the board of directors of Lowe's Companies, 2/12/01

HUGHES, DONALD

Named vp and cfo of Lands' End, 2/19/01

HULLANDER, JERRY

Promoted to cfo of The Carpet and Rug Institute, 1/29/01

HUME, MARY

Appointed general manager of the new Latin American office of Warner Brothers, 12/18/00

HUNT, BETH

Named vp of the new products business unit for Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, 2/19/01

INGRAM, ROBERT

Appointed to the board of directors of Lowe's Companies, 2/12/01

INNOCENTI, ROD

Joined Covington Industries as vp of the converting division for the entire firm, 12/11/00

IRWIN, LYDIA

Appointed director of merchandising of Consoltex USA, 10/23/00

JACOBS, JEFF

Named vp and product manager for all textiles and imports for Mohawk, 10/30/00

JACOBS, BOLANILE

Promoted to marketing and manager of photography and multimedia for Sure Fit Inc., 11/13/00

JOHNSON, PETE

Resigned as president and ceo of Faribault Woolen Mills, 2/5/01

JONES, GEORGE

Announced as ceo of the department store group of Saks Inc., 2/5/01

JONES, JEFFREY

Joined Lands' End as coo, a new position, 1/22/01

JOSEPHSON, ALLEN

Joined House2Home as merchandising vp, 12/18/00

KAMSKY, VIRGINIA

Elected to the board of directors of Foamtex International Inc., 1/1/01

KAPLAN, JOEL

Retired as director of trend merchandising at the department store division of Target Corp., 9/25/00

KAUL, RAKESH

Resigned as ceo of Hanover Direct, 12/11/00

KENNEDY, CHRISTOPHER

Named president of Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., 11/20/00

KOEL, PETER

Named new sales rep. for Natura World Inc., 12/11/00

KORN, DANIEL

Joined Neiman Marcus Online as executive vp, 3/12/01

KOSKINIEMI, PEGGY

Named president of the International Furnishings and Design Association, 3/12/01

KRAFT, RONALD

Named editor-in-chief of BlueLight.com, 11/20/00

KRONICK, SUSAN

Elevated to the newly created position of group president of Federated Department Stores, 3/5/01

KEARNS, TOM

Named director, home textiles for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

KUIPER, AAD

Appointed managing director of Hunter Douglas B.V. and vp of Hunter Douglas N.V., 11/20/00

LACY, ALAN

President and ceo, Sears, Roebuck & Co., was named to the board of directors of the National Retail Federation, 2/5/01

LALLA, RON

Promoted to senior vp, global operations for Kmart Corp., 3/12/01

LAYNE, BOB

Promoted to vp, merchandising support, Dollar General Corp. 3/5/01

LERNER, CYNTHIA

Promoted to vp, sourced and terry design at WestPoint Stevens, 10/23/00

LEVITT, BOB

Promoted to president of the fashion division of Hollander Home Fashions, 1/1/01

LOEB, JEROME

Retired as chairman of the board of May Department Stores, 3/5/01

LUBKA, MICHAEL

Named senior vp of Neiman Marcus Direct, 1/22/01

MACK, ROZ

Named director, industrial textiles for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

McCANN, JAMES

Chairman and ceo, 1-800-flowers.com, was named to the board of directors of the National Retail Federation, 2/5/01

McCARTHY, JOHN

Joins Sure Fit Inc. to work with specialty chains and television shopping accounts, 11/13/00

McCULLOUGH, DONALD

Retired chairman and ceo of Collins & Aikman, died at 75, 10/9/00

McDONOUGH, JOHN

Resigned as ceo and director of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., 11/6/00

McHALE, JUDITH

Added as ninth member to the board of directors of Polo Ralph Lauren, 2/26/01

McLAURIN, PHIL

Worked for Dundee Mills for 47 years, died on Jan. 10, 1/22/01

MANNING, WILLIAM

Formerly of Spartan Mills, died, 2/26/01

MARCHETTI, MICHAEL

Named senior vp of strategic planning for Tuesday Morning Corp., 2/19/01

MARINI, JULIE

Joined Cone Decorative fabrics as director of manufactured products, 3/12/01

MARTINEZ, ARTHUR

Joined the board of directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., 12/18/00

MEIER, ARLENE

Promoted to coo of Kohl's Corporation from her position of executive vp and cfo, 11/27/00

MENDL, TOM

Named to the newly created position of director of marketing of Albany Int'l. Corp., 1/8/01

MESSURA, MARK

Promoted to vp, strategic planning at Cotton Inc., 2/5/01

MILLER, LAURIE BEJA

Promoted to executive vp, merchandise and creative services for the Disney Store and Disney Direct Marketing, 11/13/00

MINTZ, JOEL

vp, Domestications, died at 59, 3/12/01

MONROE, JEANIE

Joined Sure Fit Inc. as creative director responsible for photography and direct marketing development, 11/13/00

MORAN, MICHAEL

Retired as chairman of the office of the president/chief legal officer of The Spiegel Group, 1/29/01

MORRIS, KENNETH

Promoted to vp, new product development for Newell Rubbermaid Inc., 3/12/01

MOSS, CHARLOTTE

Appointed to the new position of interior design consultant for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2/26/01

MULLINS, H.W.

Resigned as chairman and ceo for the Nieman Marcus Group, Inc, 12/4/00

MURPHY, MELISSA

Joined Revman Industries as director of merchandising, 10/16/00

NARDELLI, ROBERT

Appointed president, ceo and a member of the board of director's for The Home Depot, 12/11/00

NIXON, BRADFORD

Assumed position of director, global marketing and communications, TextileSolutions, 10/23/00

NORMAN, DON

Named cio of The Worldwide Retail Exchange, 11/6/00

O'HEARN, RICHARD

Former sales executive and representative for companies including Springs, died at 90, 1/1/01

O'SULLIVAN, DIANE

Named director, global products for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

ORR, JONATHAN

Named vp, print design for WestPoint Stevens, 10/23/00

OWEN, CATHERINE

Matriarch of four generations of the Charles D. Owen family, died at 94, 10/2/00

PACCIORETTI, THOMAS

Appointed president and ceo of Strouds, 1/22/01

PAYNER, MELISSA

Promoted to president and ceo of Spiegel Catalog, a unit of the Spiegel Group, 12/18/00

PHILLIPS, KEVIN

Promoted to senior vp, store operations for Kmart Corp., 3/12/01

POPPE, PHIL

Named new sales representative for Natura World Inc., 12/11/00

QUESTROM, ALLEN

Chairman and ceo, JCPenney, was named to the board of directors of the National Retail Federation, 2/5/01

RAFF, BERTL

Chairman and ceo, Zale Corp., was named to the board of directors of the National Retail Federation, 2/5/01

RAGIN, HENRY

Promoted to senior vp, gmm at House2Home, 2/5/01

RAISH, STEPHEN

Was elected executive vp, cio of JCPenney, 1/8/01

REICHENBACH, KAREN

Named vp of marketing and licensing for Guilford Home Fashions, 1/29/01

RIENDEAU, BRIAN

Named to the board of directors of the National Retail Federation, 2/5/01

ROAN, STEPHAN

Appointed to the newly created position of senior vp, sales for North America at 828 International Trading Co., 3/5/01

RONNING, RANDY

Retired as president of catalog and Internet at JCPenney 1/8/01;

Joined QVC as executive vp, 2/19/01

ROSENTHAL, GARY

Joined Duralee as national hospitality sales manager of Techstyle Contract Division, 9/25/00

ROUSSEAU, MICHAEL

Joined Hudson's Bay Company as executive vp and cfo, 2/26/01

RUSSO, STEPHEN

Named president of LIS Corporation, 11/27/00

RYMAN, STEVE

Promoted to senior vp and gmm, home, seasonal, garden and Martha Stewart Everyday at Kmart, 2/5/01

ST. AUBIN, ROBERT

Left Fred Meyer, where he was group vp of the home fashion division, 12/4/00

SHARMA, RANJANA

Joined Sure Fit Inc. as website project manager responsible for site administration and coordination of marketing and design initiatives, 11/6/00

SHARPE, GEORGE

Appointed to the newly established position of vp, new concept development for Hunter Douglas Window Fashions, 2/19/01

SHAW, SUSAN

Named new sales rep. for Natura World Inc., 12/11/00

SHIELDS, JOHN

Joined the board of directors of 99 Cents Only Stores, 1/1/01

SHIPPS, MICHAEL

Selected for the newly created position of vp of sales and marketing for Ecom Textile Inc., 11/13/00

SHULL, TOM

Appointed as president, ceo and a member of the board of Hanover Direct, 12/11/00

SIEVERS, JAMES W.

Retired from the office of the president/chief financial officer of The Spiegel Group, 1/29/01

SIEGEL, BRIAN

Executive vp of Elrene Home Fashions, added coo to his title, 2/5/01

SIEGEL, MARK

President of Elrene Home Fashions, added ceo to his title, 2/5/01

SILVERBERG, GALIA

Named as exhibit sales manager for Surtex and Surtex, Gallery, 11/6/00

SILVERSTEIN, STEVE

Promoted to president of Linens 'N Things, 3/5/01

SOCCODATO, NICHOLAS

Elected to the office of vp, factoring of Bailey & Co. Inc., 10/9/00

SMITH, ALEX

Named executive vp, group executive, international at TJX Cos., 2/26/01

SMITH, SHIELDS

Resigned as director of licensing and marketing at Shaw Rugs, 10/9/00

SOCOL, HOWARD

Named ceo and president of Barneys New York, 1/15/01

SOLAROLI, LANCE

Named vp of product and design for Mohawk, 10/30/00

SOLDATI, TERRY

Named president of Sheridan USA, the American unit of Sheridan Australia, 1/22/01

SOLOMON, JANET

VP/sales and special projects for Sure Fit Inc., was given additional responsibility for the marketing and sales coordination of new programs, 11/13/00

SPIERS-LOPEZ, PERNILLE

Appointed president of IKEA North America, 2/26/01

SPIRITO, LOUANN

Joined Fabria as director, quality assurance, 10/16/00

SPRINGTHORPE, PAUL

Named vp, distribution operations, a new position with the Kmart Corp., 2/26/01

STERNBERG, ABE

Retired as vice chairman of the board of Burlington House, 10/2/00

STOKES, VALERIA JEWELL

Appointed vp, human resources-corporate for the Kmart Corporation, 12/4/00

STONE, DAN

Named director, airbags for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

STOREY, ROBERT

Retired from the board of directors of May Department Stores, 2/12/01

STRICKLAND, DAVID

Named senior vp of marketing for Zellers Inc., 10/16/00

STUCHEL, MARLA

Joins start-up bedding producer Palmetto as vp of sales and design, 10/30/00

SUDARS, ROB

Named creative director of WestPoint Stevens, 3/12/01

SUTTERFIELD, PHIL

Promoted to executive vp, merchandising for Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart, 12/11/00

SUVAL, HELAINE

Joined Federated Direct as senior vp, gmm of macys.com and Brooklyn-based Macy's by Mail, 10/9/00

SWANSON, CELIA

Promoted to executive vp, membership for Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart,,12/11/00

SWEETENHAM, PAUL

Promoted to president, T.K. Maxx, 2/26/01

SYVERSTON, GLEN

Named vp of 828 International trading Co., 1/22/01

TAKVORIAN, KEN

Named director, new business development for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

TAMMACCIO, MEGAN

Named design manager, Disney Home for West Point Stevens, 3/12/01

TELLERMAN, JERRY

Sales representative for Lanscot-Arlen, died, 10/14/00

THOMPSON, CHARLEY

Promoted to division vp, global sourcing for Kmart Corp., 3/12/01

TIPPETT, BROOKS

Appointed to the new position of textiles product manager at Digital Printing Systems, 11/20/00

TOKVAM, DALE

Joined Victorian Heart Company Inc. as director of trade show operations, 1/8/01

TOSCANINI, LIANA

Promoted to vp of insurgence, Sure Fit Inc., 11/13/00

TREFFILETTI, LUCI

Appointed to the position of Comfortex Outlet Store manager, 1/29/01

TURNER, CAL

Founder of Dollar General, died at 85, 11/20/00

TURNER, GREG

Named as president of Home Depot's Mid South Division, 10/16/00

VALONE, ROBERT

Promoted to gmm of Strouds, 12/11/00

VANDERERKOF, ROBERT

Named director, personal care for the Apparel and Textile Sciences business of DuPont, 1/8/01

WAMBACH, BARBARA

Appointed ceo of the website eluxury.com, 2/12/01

WARD, TOM

Retired as president and ceo of WestPoint Stevens, 10/16/00

WEILAND, JESSICA

Named vp of Neiman Marcus Direct, 1/22/01

WILLIAMS, TONY

Assumed role of president, Pilllowtex, 11/27/00

WILLIS, BRENT

Hired as chief marketing officer for Kmart Corp., 12/11/00

WINCKLER, KIMBERLY

Appointed design director for Vohann Inc., 12/4/00

WONG, MELISSA

Promoted to vp of retail business development for Warner Bros. Consumer Products, 11/13/00

WOODARD, ROBERT

Joined Kmart Corp. as vp, consumer and market research, 2/26/01

ZAMPINO, ANITA

Named to manage all product and business aspects of Disney Home for West Point Stevens, 3/12/01

ZWERNER, MARK

Hired as senior vp and gmm by The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., 12/11/00