Children's Place Names Tara Poseley President of Disney Store - Business Wire 7/26/06

[disneytim]

The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Names Tara Poseley President of Disney Store and Jill Kronenberg General Merchandise Manager for the Children's Place Brand

SECAUCUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), today announced the appointments of Tara Poseley, 41, as President, Disney Store and Jill Kronenberg, 37, as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, The Children's Place. Ms. Poseley will join the Disney Store in September and report directly to Ezra Dabah, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Ms. Kronenberg will join the Company in October and report directly to Neal Goldberg, President of The Children's Place.

Tara Poseley most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Design Within Reach. Before Design Within Reach, Ms. Poseley served as Senior Vice President of GapKids/babyGap. Ms. Poseley held various management positions within merchandising and operations for Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) over a period of 15 years. Ms. Poseley earned her Bachelor of Science from University of Wisconsin.

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[BigPigletFan]

Still not quite sure what to think just yet...

[BlueSkyDriveBy]

Originally Posted by BigPigletFan

Still not quite sure what to think just yet...

I might be of some help.

From MSN Business Wire, May 11, 2006:

"The Board of Directors of Design Within Reach, Inc. DWRI today announced that Ray Brunner, who previously served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Real Estate and Studio Operations, has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Brunner succeeds Tara Poseley, who has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director to spend more time with family and pursue other interests."

Woop! There it is!

"Spend more time with family and pursue other interests."

It's the corporate executive version of "... then something goes terribly wrong!" ride scenario.

[travelmom]

I was formally a HUGE patron of the Disney Stores, but now rarely.
They don't even sell the same kind of merchandise that they use to, and might as well BE a Baby Gap as far as I'm concerned.
Probably not much change on the horizon...