Bear Creek Corp. Announces Senior Vice President of E-Commerce.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com MEDFORD, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000 Bear Creek Bear Creek may refer to: Communities
In his new position Mr. Wells will provide strategic and daily direction for all e-commerce activities, supporting the rapid development and maximizing the long-term growth and contribution of the Bear Creek Web sites, which include Harry and David, Jackson & Perkins, and Northwest Express, as well as new business opportunities. Bear Creek estimates that close to 20 percent of its approximately $300 million in direct marketing sales will be via the Internet this fiscal year, and that within the next few years the number will reach 35 to 40 percent. Wells will report to Nancy Tait, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer of Bear Creek Corporation. Bill Williams, President and 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. of Bear Creek Corporation, said, "We are excited that an individual with Ken Wells' experience and skills has joined our team. Bear Creek has had an award-winning e-commerce site since 1996, and with our more than 65 years of experience in order processing and fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. , we look forward to capitalizing on our strengths under Ken's direction." Wells came to Bear Creek from Discovery Channel, where as Vice President of Affinity Marketing he was deeply involved in all aspects of Discovery's e-commerce initiative, and the initiative to integrate all consumer marketing. Wells also held the positions of General Manager of Database Services with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. and Database Resource Director at Conde Nast Publications, Inc., bringing over 20 years of direct marketing expertise to Bear Creek's e-commerce team. Wells received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The American University American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. . Wells said, "Bear Creek has all the key elements to be highly successful in e-commerce; with great brands, solid operations and first-rate customer care. Our charge is to provide that same customer experience via the Internet." Bear Creek Corporation, with more than $450 million in sales and headquartered in Medford, Ore., is one of the nation's leading direct-mail marketers, employing several thousand people in Medford; Wasco and Somis, Calif.; and Hebron, Ohio Hebron is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2000 census. Geography Hebron is located at (39.963125, -82.492235)GR1. . Bear Creek Corporation companies include Harry and David, the nation's largest direct-mail marketer of gourmet fruit and food gifts; Harry and David Stores; Jackson & Perkins, a leading mail-order supplier of roses and other gardening products; Northwest Express, a unique Northwest products lifestyle catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. ; and Bear Creek Gardens, a wholesale rose company. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photoblob.sh?pw.081600/bb9 |
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