Kip Garcia joined the company in May 2004 as Senior VP, Merchandising. Prior to Gymboree, Garcia held various senior merchandise management positions at Gap Inc, DFS International, and Mervyn's
McCauley said, "I am honored and excited to expand my role in the company. Lisa has been an outstanding partner and mentor. I look forward to her continued support in the future."
He further added, "Kip has been critical to the success of the business over the past two years. He will continue to lead the merchandising efforts of the Company for all brands."
The Gymboree Corporation's specialty retail brands offer unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service. It operates a total of 667 stores: 574 Gymboree(R) retail stores (546 in the United States and 28 in Canada), 12 Gymboree(R) Outlet retail stores, 64 Janie and Jack(R) retail shops and 17 Janeville(R) retail stores in the United States.
The company also offers directed parent-child developmental play programs at 530 franchised and company-operated centers in the United States and 25 other countries.