Books-A-Million, Inc. Names New Chief Financial Officer.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Books-A-Million, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:BAMM BAMM British Association of Medical Managers BAMM Bay Area Model Mugging (now Impact Bay Area) BAMM Beta and Advection Model - Medium BAMM Bay Area Math Meet (San Francisco, CA) ) today announced that Douglas (Doug) Markham has been named its new Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Mr. Markham will report to Sandra Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Books-A-Million, Inc. Mr. Markham will replace current Chief Financial Officer Richard Wallington as of July 5, 2006. Mr. Markham, 50, has over 30 years experience in finance and accounting for some of the nation's top retailers and comes to Books-A-Million from Saks, Inc. In his more than 10 years with Saks, Mr. Markham held the roles of Corporate Controller, Vice President and Controller, and, most recently, Senior Vice President and Controller. Mr. Markham holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. and a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a public, coeducational university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System. The school is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, in El Paso, Texas, and is the largest university in the . Mr. Markham is also a registered C.P.A. "We are extremely pleased that Doug is joining our management team. He brings a broad base of financial and accounting knowledge as well as extensive retail experience and is well respected among his peers," said Sandra Cochran. "I am confident that Doug's long track record of success and leadership will continue with Books-A-Million." Books-A-Million is one of the nation's leading book retailers and sells on the internet at www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates 205 stores in 20 states and 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). . The Company operates large superstores This is a list of superstores by country. Multi-national
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