Claire's Stores, Inc. Announces Appointment of James Conroy as Executive Vice President
December 14 2007 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Claire's
Stores, Inc., a leading specialty retailer offering value-priced
jewelry and accessories, today reported that it is expanding its
corporate management team. We have recruited James Conroy to the
Company to serve as Executive Vice President of Claire's Stores,
Inc., reporting to the CEO. Jim will be the principal member of the
Senior Management Team, assisting the CEO in developing and
implementing strategic initiatives throughout our global business
as we pursue our sales, EBITDA and cash flow targets. In addition,
his functional areas of responsibility will include global
strategic planning and implementation, information technology and
international franchising and joint ventures, with each Senior Vice
President responsible for these areas reporting to him directly.
Jim has been working as a full-time consultant to the Company since
the acquisition and has been instrumental in the progress we have
made to date as well as developing the strategic foundation for our
future success. Jim joins us with a considerable background in both
consulting and retail management. He has 10 years of management
consulting experience and became a principal at Kurt Salmon
Associates in 2005, where he primarily led projects for retail and
consumer products companies. Additionally, Jim has five years of
retail executive experience, where his primary responsibilities
included strategic planning, merchandising, and supply chain
management. Gene Kahn, CEO commented, "The Senior Management Team
has already embraced Jim as a valuable contributor. He brings
extensive experience and leadership skills to help refine Claire's
initiatives, best business practices and move our business forward
to better serve our customers." Company Overview Claire's Stores,
Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of value-priced jewelry and
accessories for girls and young women through its two store
concepts: Claire's and Icing. While the latter operates only in
North America, Claire's operates internationally. As of December 1,
2007, Claire's Stores, Inc. operated 3,061 stores in the United
States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Spain,
Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Claire's Stores, Inc.
operates through its subsidiary, Claire's Nippon, Co., Ltd., 202
stores in Japan as a 50:50 joint venture with AEON, Co., Ltd. The
Company also franchises 162 stores in the Middle East, Turkey,
Russia, Poland, and South Africa. Additional Information: Note:
Other Claire's Stores, Inc. press releases, a corporate profile and
the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q Equivalent
are available on Claire's business website at:
http://www.clairestores.com/. DATASOURCE: Claire's Stores, Inc.
CONTACT: Marisa F. Jacobs, Vice President of Corporate
Communications and Investor Relations of Claire's Stores, Inc.,
+1-212-594-3127, Fax, +1-212-244-4237, Web site:
http://www.clairestores.com/ Company News On-Call:
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