PLAYERS Scorecard
Appointments, personnel changes, since fall market
Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 3/26/2001
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
