TXJ Vet is New Pier 1 Chief.(TJX Companies Inc.)(Alex Smith appointed at Pier 1 Imports Inc.)(Brief article)
Home Textiles Today, February, 2007
By Staff Fort Worth, Texas - Embattled Pier 1 Imports announced last week that Alex Smith will join the company as chairman and ceo, effective Feb. 19. He will succeed Marvin Girouard, who had previously announced he would retire once a successor had been found. Smith, who will also serve as a director on Pier 1's board, spent much of his early career on the merchandising side of department and specialty stores.
Since 1995, he has served as president of T.K. Maxx in the United Kingdom; executive vp - international; and most recently senior executive vp - group president with The TJX Companies. In his current TJX posting, he has been responsible for all of TJX's international operations including T.K. Maxx, the Canadian chain Winners, and...
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