Craig Johnson Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Musician's Friend, Guitar Center's Direct Response Subsidiary.WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Guitar Center, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTRC GTRC Grid Technology Research Center (Japan) GTRC Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission (North Carolina) ) today announced that Craig Johnson Craig Johnson may refer to:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the Company's direct response subsidiary Musician's Friend ''' Musician's Friend is America's largest direct response retailer of musical instruments and related gear. Musician's Friend was founded in 1983 by Robert and Deanna Eastman, eventually relocating its headquarters from San Diego to a dairy barn in Southern Oregon. . Mr. Johnson most recently served as Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for Musician's Friend. "We are very pleased to recognize Craig's contributions to Musician's Friend over the last eight years through his appointment to this new role," stated Robert Eastman, Chief Executive Officer of Musician's Friend. "Craig is a highly experienced direct response executive and has a deep understanding of our business and industry. We are confident he will continue to contribute to the implementation of our strategic initiatives and, in his new leadership role, will help drive the long-term growth of our company." Mr. Johnson, age 50, is a senior level corporate executive with almost 20 years of experience in direct response. Prior to rejoining Musician's Friend in 2003, he was Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Oriental Trading Company, a major cataloger and e-tailer. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Johnson held the position of Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for Musician's Friend. Previously he served as Vice President of Merchandising for Golfsmith International. Mr. Johnson also held the positions of Director of Inventory Planning for Coldwater Creek Coldwater Creek is a clothing retailer which is based in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Dennis Pence. The company had 239 stores in operation at the end of the 2006 fiscal year.[1] Notes 1. ^ Coldwater Creek. and Vice President, Merchandising and Inventory Planning for Music Sound Exchange, a Time Warner Company. He is a member of the Institute of Supply Management. About Guitar Center Guitar Center is the leading United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards and pro-audio and recording equipment. Our retail store subsidiary presently operates 179 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, our Music & Arts division operates 90 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students. We are also the largest direct response retailer of musical instruments in the United States through our wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Musician's Friend, Inc., and its catalog and web site, www.musiciansfriend.com. More information on Guitar Center can be found by visiting the Company's web site at www.guitarcenter.com. |
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