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Senior execs resign at apparel & craft sewing fabric retailer Jo-Ann

13 Sep '05
3 min read

Rosskamm added that while they conduct a national search for a replacement for the general counsel position, the responsibilities of that position will be handled by our outside corporate law firm, as they were prior to Valerie joining our company as our first general counsel in 2003."

Mr. Carney, 45, is leaving to become executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Greenville, South Carolina-based Bi-Lo LLC, a supermarket chain with annual revenues of approximately $4 billion, which was recently acquired in a leveraged buy-out transaction with Ahold, USA.

Ms. Sachs, 50, is joining the senior management team of the Cleveland, Ohio-based OM Group Inc, a leading international producer and marketer of metal-based specialty chemicals and related materials, as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Nation's leading fabric retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc is one of the largest specialty retailers of crafts, serving customers in their pursuit of apparel and craft sewing, crafting, home decorating and other creative endeavors.

The retail stores (operating as Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts traditional stores and Jo-Ann superstores) feature a variety of competitively priced merchandise used in sewing, crafting and home decorating projects, including fabrics, notions, crafts, frames, scrapbooking material, artificial and dried flowers, home accents, finished seasonal and home décor merchandise. As of January 29, 2005, we operated 851 stores in 47 states (737 traditional stores and 114 superstores).

Jo-Ann Stores Inc

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