Russ Gaitskill, President of Garnet Hill, joined the Company in September of 2001. During the five preceding years Russ served as President of Gaitskill & Associates, Inc., a provider of strategic planning services for a number of direct marketers and manufacturers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Gaitskill has over 25 years of senior management experience, having held leadership positions that included Vice President GMM of Federated Department Stores’ Lazarus division, Executive Vice president of Land’s End and Executive Vice President of J. Peterman. He has an extensive background in merchandising, marketing, strategic planning and operations for both retail and direct marketing. |