Watson names SVP/chief merchandising officer for Babies "R" Us
-- Kids Today, 7/17/2008 12:20:00 PM
Toys“R”Us, Inc. announced the appointment of Maureen Watson as Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer for its Babies“R”Us division effective June 30. A near 20-year retailing veteran, Watson most recently served as an Executive Vice President for the commerce division at Discovery Communications, LLC. In her new role at Babies“R”Us, Watson will be responsible for all aspects of juvenile and apparel merchandising and vendor relations across both the Babies“R”Us and Toys“R”Us brands. Watson will be a key member of the Babies“R”Us leadership team and will report to Deborah Derby, President, Babies“R”Us.
“Maureen is a seasoned and highly respected fashion retailing executive who has consistently demonstrated her ability to build teams and create business strategies that maximize growth. She will be instrumental in asserting our baby products authority position by identifying trends and other unique opportunities for offering differentiated products in our stores nationwide,” said Derby.
At Discovery Communications, LLC, Watson was responsible for merchandising, product development, planning and visual merchandising for the company’s stores, e-commerce and catalog divisions. Prior to her position with Discovery, she spent nine years with Gap, Inc., ultimately serving as Vice President of Merchandising for the Boys’ and Girls’ divisions of the company’s Old Navy stores.
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