Barry Gilbert Joins The Sharper Image as Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1997--Sharper Image Corp. (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 : SHRP SHRP School of Health Related Professions SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program SHRP Society for Human Resource Professionals SHRP Small Habitat Restoration Program SHRP Scientific Human Resources Board ) has announced the appointment today of its first Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Barry H. Gilbert. "Mr. Gilbert will have overall responsibility for all aspects of The Sharper Image retail and catalog operations on a day to day basis," said Richard Thalheimer, chairman, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder of Sharper Image Corp. Gilbert's post is a new one at the 90 store Sharper Image retail and catalog company and he will report directly to the company's chairman, Richard Thalheimer. Thalheimer said the following: "The unique talents of barry Gilbert in the areas of merchandising and operations are ably suited to help bring The Sharper Image into the coming millenium as the most successful specialty retailer and catalog of gift items for men and women." Thalheimer added the following: "We are fortunate to have a retail executive of this breadth of experience in U.S. and international specialty retailing join our top management. He will be focused on growing the Company's sales, and delivering consistent year to year earnings increases." Thalheimer will continue to actively manage the selection and development of new products, and the catalog creative aspects of the company. He said, "with the addition of Mr. Gilbert, I can focus my attention on these creative areas of our business." Gilbert was senior vice president of International Operations for the Warner Bros. Studio Stores with headquarters in Los Angeles. He had been with Warner Bros. retail stores since 1990. At Warner Bros. Studio Stores he was responsible for the worldwide expansion of one of the most successful entertainment-focused retail store chains of the 1990s. Prior to Warner Bros., Gilbert was executive vice president of Rainbow Music, Inc., a 37 unit music and video retailer. In a retail career that has spanned more than 20 years Gilbert has held management positions at FHP fhp or f.hp. abbr. friction horsepower , Inc., Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. and May Department Stores The May Department Stores Company was a department store chain founded in 1877 by David May in Leadville, Colorado. Its headquarters moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1905, and the company went public in 1911. . Gilbert is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. where he earned both a B.A. and a M.B.A. The Sharper Image creates and sells a unique assortment of original gifts and products through entertaining stores, catalogs and other marketing channels, with an extraordinary level of customer service. There are three retail concepts marketed through catalogs and more than 90 stores throughout the United States and internationally. CONTACT: The Sharper Image Tracy Wan, 415/445-6120 or The Investor Relations Company Gale Strenger, 847/564-5610 |
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