USA Baby names new president
Staff -- Kids Today, 2/1/2007
Lombard, Ill.-based USA Baby has hired Kimberly Thomas as its president. Thomas joined the company in November and her role will include strategic planning and an operational assessment to ensure USA Baby is poised for future growth. Ron Eriksen will continue his role as CEO of the company.
"I have full confidence in Kimberly's ability to position USA Baby to meet our growth objectives," Eriksen said. "She is a person of integrity, honesty and she brings specific talents and abilities in the areas of specialty retailing and organizational leadership. She sees the big picture with respect to how USA Baby can positively impact the children and juvenile furniture industry as a whole."
Thomas has an extensive background in operations management. Most recently she was the chief operating officer for Christian International Ministries, where she completed an organizational restructuring to stimulate global interest in the organization. Prior to that, she worked for Stanford Trading Co. directing pharmaceutical sales in Saudi Arabia and The Harberg Masinter Co., a retail real estate company, as its director of operations. Thomas also worked in the real estate department for San Francisco-based The Sharper Image during its aggressive expansion campaign.
Kimberly Thomas
