Macy's names new President for Home store division
17 Jul '07
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Macy's Inc announced that John T. Harper has been named president and chief operating officer of its New York-based Macy's Home Store division, effective Aug. 6, 2007. Currently, he serves as vice chairman and director of stores of the Macy's Midwest division in St. Louis.
Harper replaces Michael J. Osborn, who retires effective Aug. 3 after more than 33 years of service with the company. He joins Timothy M. Adams, chairman and chief executive officer, and Jeffrey A. Kantor, president for furniture, as principals of the Macy's Home Store division, which is responsible for the centralized buying, merchandising and marketing of home furnishings for Macy's stores nationwide. Harper will report to Adams.
"John Harper is an outstanding executive with a deep understanding of our business and our customers. His knowledge of Macy's stores in new and legacy markets will be a great asset as John succeeds Mike Osborn, who has been invaluable in improving the operational effectiveness of Macy's Home Store and positioning it for success in the future," said Macy's Inc Vice Chair Janet E. Grove, to whom Macy's Home Store reports.
"A seamless transition from Mike to John also demonstrates the value of the deep reservoir of management talent within our company."
Harper, 47, has been vice chairman and director of stores at Macy's Midwest since February 2006. Previously, he served since 2004 as chairman of Hecht's/Strawbridge's, then an Arlington, VA-based division. He also served Hecht's/Strawbridge's as senior vice president/finance, senior vice president/operations and vice president/profit management.
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