Gottschalks ropes in Philip S Schlein to company's BOD
27 May '05
2 min read
leading department store gottschalks inc announced that it has appointed mr. philip s. schlein to the company's board of directors.
"we're pleased to have mr. schlein join our board," said mr. jim famalette, president and chief executive officer of gottschalks. "phil has more than forty-five years of experience in the department store and retail industry and his experience and knowledge will be a valuable asset to gottschalks. he is a strong addition to our board and we look forward to his contributions."
mr. philip s. schlein has been a partner of us venture partners, a venture capital firm dedicated to the entrepreneurial process and building world-class companies, since 1985. prior to joining us venture partners he served as president and chief executive officer of macys california. mr. schlein began his retail career in 1957 with r. h. macy, inc. mr. schlein served on the board of directors of apple computer from 1979 to 1987 and currently serves on the boards of directors of catalist, specialtys, auction drop, sound id, and oakville grocery.
gottschalks is a regional department store chain, currently operating 63 department stores and 6 specialty apparel stores in six western states, including california (38), washington (12), alaska (6), oregon (3), nevada (2) and idaho (2). gottschalks offers better to moderate brand-name fashion apparel, cosmetics, shoes, accessories and home merchandise. gottschalks offers corporate information and selectected merchandise on its website located at http://www.gottschalks.com.
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