American Eagle Outfitters Hires Tom DiDonato as Executive Vice President of Human Resources.WARRENDALE, Pa. -- American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AEOS AEOS American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (stock symbol) AEOS Advanced Electro-Optical System (3.67 meter adaptive optical telescope on Maui) AEOS Advanced Electro Optical Sensor ) today announced that Tom DiDonato will join the company as Executive Vice President of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , effective July 26, 2005. Tom will report to Jim O'Donnell, the company's Chief Executive Officer, and will be responsible for Recruiting, Recognition, Training, Benefits and Compensation for the AE Brand, the New Concept, International and any future additions to AE Inc. Reporting to Tom will be Kelly Kosheba, Vice-President Human Resources, AE Brand and Jeff Skoglind, Sr. Vice-President Human Capital Management, Search. Tom joins American Eagle Outfitters with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources. His most recent position was that of Chief People Officer at H.J. Heinz. Tom joined Heinz in July 2001 as Vice President, Human Resources for Heinz North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . He was promoted to Vice President of Global Leadership and Development for Heinz World Headquarters in December 2003 while continuing his role as VP HR for Heinz North America. Prior to that, Tom held executive human resource positions with Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Pepsico, and Merck-Medco Managed Care LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (a division of Merck). American Eagle Outfitters (NASDAQ:AEOS) is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of relaxed, casual clothing for 15 to 25 year olds, providing high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. AE's collection includes modern basics like jeans, cargo pants, and graphic Ts as well as a stylish assortment of cool accessories, outerwear and footwear. American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 779 AE stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Puerto Rico, and 71 AE stores in Canada. AE also operates via its Web business, www.ae.com, which offers additional sizes and styles of favorite AE merchandise. |
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