Career moves - Brief Article

Bobbin, Jan, 2001

Associations

AMERICAN APPAREL PRODUCERS' NETWORK. Wayne Wilson, Wilson & Associates, to chairman; Bill Sills, Bill Sills Sportswear, to president; Uwe Schiffke, Alberta Garment Manufacturing., to vice president; Larry Haddock, Southern Polytechnic State University, to secretary and treasurer; and elected to the board of directors for 2001: Stacey Bridges, Carolina Cotton Works; Steve Collins, Milliken & Co.; Geoff Kransnov, Gee Kay Knit Products; and Mike Todaro, Ai Technologies, who will also resume his position as managing director of the AAPNetwork.

SEAMS ASSOCIATION. Elected as directors for 2001: Dennis Broach, Denmar Distribution; John B. Campolong III, McBee Manufacturing; Charles Johnson, Chardan Ltd.; Nile Spiegel, Volunteer Apparel; Eugene Whitley, Whitley Apparel; David Williford, M.J. Soffe Co.; and Steve Collins, Milliken & Co.

Manufacturers/Retailers

DONNA KARAN INTERNATIONAL INC. Joseph B. Parsons from executive vice president, chief financial and administrative officer to chief financial and operations officer; Jim Thomson to senior vice president of finance; and Bob Casale from assistant corporate controller to vice president, corporate controller.

DUCK HEAD APPAREL COMPANY INC. William V. Roberti from president and CEO, Plaid Clothing Group Inc., to president and COO.

EDDIE BAUER. Jarlath Mellett from executive vice president, design director, Brooks Brothers, to senior vice president, design and product development; and Stephen Donnelly from senior vice president, merchandising, planning and distribution, A\X Armani Exchange, to vice president, general merchandising manager, men's apparel.

ESPRIT DE CORP. Clare Cuthbert from vice president of sales for men's and women's footwear and accessories, Donna Karan Co., to senior vice president of sales for footwear and accessories; Michelle Rapino from account executive, Ventura Enterprises, to vice president of merchandising for sportswear and kids; and Donna Bhatia from vice president of marketing and new business development, Cooking.com, to vice president and general manager of both the catalog and Web site divisions.

GAP INC. Jerome Jessup from head of product design and development, Banana Republic, to executive vice president for product design and development.

GENESCO INC. Hal N. Pennington from COO to president and COO; and John W. Clinard from vice president of human resources to vice president of administration and human resources.

GUESS? INC. Carlos E. Alberini from senior vice president and CFO, Footstar Inc., to president and COO.

KELLWOOD CO. Robert C. Skinner from vice president, Oxford Industries, to president of the Kellwood Menswear Division.

KEYSTONE INDUSTRIES. Chantal Iny to knit designer; Donald Johannesson from fashion director to director of merchandise and product development; and Betty Ann Vater from president, B.A. Agencies Ltd., to international sales manager.

NIKE INC. Clare Hamill to vice president of women's business.

POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP. Gerald M. Chaney from vice president of finance and CFO, Kellwood Co., to senior vice president and CFO; and Paul Campbell from vice president of human resources administration and fair employment practice, Foot Locker Worldwide, to vice president of labor, community relations and diversity.

RUTTER REX INC. Elected to the board of directors: Alan Steward, director of the A-CIM Center at the University of Louisiana; and Don Johnson, senior partner, The Context Group.

VF CORP. Eric Wiseman from president, VF's Bestform unit, to vice president and chairman, Global Intimate Apparel.

WESTPOINT STEVENS INC. H. Dan Laidlaw from vice president of information technology and CIO to senior vice president of information technology and CIO.

WOOLRICH INC. Phillip Sporidis from vice president of marketing, Sunquest Inc., to director, home and outdoor living division.

Vendors

COTTON INCORPORATED. Linda M. Bunning to assistant manager, The Cottonworks Fabric Library.

ECOM TEXTILE INC. Michael Shipps from vice president of sales, Escrow.com, to vice president of sales and marketing.

ENFASHION INC. Sheree Waterson from vice president of merchandising, Gymboree Corp. subsidiary Zutopia, to president and CEO.

ESSENTUS INTERNATIONAL INC. Doug Mohr from director of product marketing to vice president of product marketing.

GERBER SCIENTIFIC. Fredric K. Rosen to chairman, Gerber Technology; Marc T. Giles from division manager, food systems and handling, FMC Corp., to president, Gerber Technology; and Bernard Demko from vice president and corporate controller, Gerber Scientific, to executive vice president and COO, Gerber Technology.

KURT SALMON ASSOCIATES. Walter K. Levy to managing director, retail trends and positioning.

LECTRA GROUP. Jean Luc Bilhou-Nabera to director of e-commerce and to the board of directors.

QRS CORP. Mike Hand from president of the apparel, home textiles and related retail division, The NPD Group, to corporate vice president of marketing.

SUNBRAND. Ron Emerman to vice president of asset management, Willcox and Gibbs; Scott Slaughter to sales manager, Sunbrand's central U.S. region; and William "Spady" Cooke to director of cutting.