Russ Gaitskill, President of Garnet Hill, joined the Company in September of 2001. During the five preceding years Russ served as President of Gaitskill & Associates, Inc., a provider of strategic planning services for a number of direct marketers and manufacturers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Gaitskill has over 25 years of senior management experience, having held leadership positions that included Vice President GMM of Federated Department Stores� Lazarus division, Executive Vice president of Land�s End and Executive Vice President of J. Peterman. He has an extensive background in merchandising, marketing, strategic planning and operations for both retail and direct marketing. |