CHICO'S FAS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MERCHANDISE MANAGER.FT. MYERS, FL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1995--Chico's FAS, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHCS CHCS Center for Health Care Strategies CHCS Composite Health Care System CHCS Chemical Hazards Communications Society (United Kingdom) CHCS Cabin Humidity Control Subsystem (NASA) CHCS Crew Health Care System ) today announced the appointment of Melissa Payner-Gregor as Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Payner-Gregor, age 36, will be responsible for merchandising strategies, product development and quality control. In addition, Ms. Payner-Gregor will assume senior management responsibilities for store administration. She will begin her new assignment on July 24, 1995. Ms. Payner-Gregor brings to the Company extensive merchandising experience, including most recently as Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for the Retail Division of Guess, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Payner-Gregor held similar positions with Pastille pas·tille or pas·til n. 1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche. 2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air. , a Los Angeles-based specialty retailer of women's apparel and with Henri Bendel Henri Bendel is an upscale women's specialty store, established in New York City in 1896. It carries women's apparel, fashion accessories, lingerie and loungewear, cosmetics and fragrances, gifts, and gourmet foods. , a women's apparel retailing division of The Limited. She started her career as a buyer with I. Magnin I. Magnin was a San Francisco, California-based high fashion and specialty luxury department store. Over the course of its existence, it expanded across the West into Southern California and the adjoining states of Arizona, Oregon, and Washington. in California and later with Ann Taylor Notable people named Ann Taylor include:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . "After conducting an extensive, nationwide search, we are extremely pleased to have Melissa Payner-Gregor join our Company," noted Marvin Gralnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Melissa represents an important addition to our management team as she provides Chico's with an experienced and talented senior level executive who will be devoted to the coordination and oversight of the Company's merchandising strategy," Mr. Gralnick continued. "Because of her previous experience, we expect Melissa to have an immediate and positive impact on Chico's performance." Chico's sells exclusively designed, private-label women's casual clothing and related accessories. The Company operates a chain of 124 stores in 30 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 owns 111 stores, franchisees own 13. CONTACT: CHICO'S FAS, INC. Charles Kleman Chief Financial Officer 813-277-6200 or IR CONTACT: David Walke/Howard Zar PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Bradlow Morgen-Walke Associates 212/850-5600 |
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