Leading quality fashion department store Bon-Ton Stores Inc announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) J. Buccina, 55 to the position of Vice Chairman President - Merchandising effective June 1, 2006.
Mr. Buccina will report to Byron L. Bergren, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bon-Ton. Mr. Buccina was President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Carson's from 1999 until Bon-Ton's acquisition of Carson's in March 2006.
Mr. Buccina joined Carson's in 1993 as Senior Vice President General Merchandise Manager and in 1997 he was named Executive Vice President Merchandise.
Prior to joining Carson's, Mr. Buccina held various merchandising posts of increasing responsibility at Montgomery Ward, Gantos, Kaufmann's and Meier & Frank. Kaufmann's and Meier & Frank were divisions of May Company. He received his bachelor of arts in business from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
David Zant was named Vice Chairman, Private Brands, Merchandise Planning and Internet Marketing. Mr. Zant was Vice Chairman and Chief Merchandising Officer for Bon-Ton since January 2005.Mr. Zant will continue to report to Mr. Bergren.
Mr. Bergren, commented, "We are extremely pleased to have an executive of Tony's caliber with over 32 years of merchandising expertise joining us. He is a valuable member of the integration team as we develop the merchandise strategy for the combined company following the acquisition of Carson's.
Tony provides significant insight and leadership to identify strategic initiatives as we leverage our merchandising strengths. One of Tony's immediate responsibilities will be to create the common merchandise assortment across all 278 stores. I look forward to working with Tony to realize our plans for future growth and profitability."
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