Sterling Jewelers Inc., the largest specialty retail jeweler in the U.S., has announced a series of organizational changes, Rapaport reported.
Ed Hrabak, former senior vice president merchandising and general merchandise manager, has succeeded Bill Montalto in the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. Montalto retired on June 30 after 26 years of service. Stuart Lee has been promoted to senior vice president, merchandising and general merchandise manager, and Dawn McGuire has been promoted to vice president, merchandising.
Sterling also announced that Judy Fisher, the director of merchandising for the Jared retail division, has been promoted to divisional vice president of merchandising for the mall division, and Laurie Kosarik, the director, corporate timepieces and merchandise planning allocation and development, has been promoted to divisional vice president of merchandising for Jared.
The company also announced that Laurel Kruger has joined the organization as vice president, associate general counsel. In this role, Kruger will be responsible for managing legal services globally for commercial matters, including those related to complex corporate and commercial transactions, strategic long-term partnerships and key strategic initiatives.
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