NASFM Announces 2002 Retail Advisory Council

Hollywood, FL (November 1, 2001)—The National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers has expanded its roster of 2002 Retail Advisory Council members. Leading retailers and designers have been invited to sit on the council to help guide NASFM's retail-focused programs, such as the annual Retail Design Awards, NASFM's retail web page, www.retailfix.com, the association's seminar track and booth at GlobalShop, and all future retail-oriented services and campaigns.

NASFM's New Retail Advisory Council Members:

• Timothy W. Brannon, Executive Vice President-Operations, The Athlete's Foot Group Inc.
• Ted Clemens, Vice President of Store Planning, Abercrombie & Fitch
• Christian Davies, Executive Creative Director, The Retail Group
• Barbara Fabing, Vice President-Group Design Director, Frankel Brand Environments
• Joe Flaherty, Operating Vice President-Construction, Federated Department Stores
• Rudolph V. Javosky, Senior Vice President-Design & Construction, Federated Department Stores
• Robert Lhota, Senior Director-Store Design, The Gap Inc.
• Michael Lopez, Director-Fixture Development Design & Construction, KMart Corp.
• Charles Luckenbill, Vice President-Visual Merchandising, Kohl's
• Rich Marshall, Vice President-Construction, Store Planning & Maintenance, The Home Depot
• Jeff Mason, Director-Visual Merchandising, The Paradies Shops
• Ken Poston, Vice President-Planning & Design, Saks Inc.
• Mark Randall, Director-Fixture Purchasing, Best Buy Co.
• Paul Schleef, Director-Store Planning, Michaels Stores Inc.
• Michael Smith, Director-Store Design, American Eagle Outfitters

In addition to the general council members listed above, six individuals have been selected to sit on the Executive Committee of NASFM's Retail Advisory Council. The Executive Committee fulfills all of the responsibilities of the general council members, plus they meet once a year to review NASFM programs in person and serve as judges for the NASFM Retail Design Awards program.

NASFM's Retail Advisory Council-Executive Committee:

• Judith Bell, Corporate Manager of Visual Merchandising, Target
• Dennis Gerdeman, Principal, Chute Gerdeman Group
• Anthony J. Mancini, Senior Vice President ­ Global Retail Store Development, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts/Imagineering
• Terri Roberts, Manager-Casework, Starbucks Coffee Co.
• Michael Saubert, Fixture Designer-Hardlines, Sears, Roebuck & Co.
• Kathleen Socha, President/Design Director, Phase One Design Services Inc.

Congratulations to these individuals on their confirmations.

NASFM is an international, not-for-profit association representing the store fixture manufacturing industry since 1956. The association's membership includes more than 450 regular member companies operating over 800 plants and employing more than 75,000 people worldwide; an additional 200 industry suppliers are associate members. NASFM members manufacture an estimated 85% of all store fixtures produced in North America, and the 100 largest North American store fixture manufacturers are NASFM members. The typical NASFM member employs 85 people, and generates revenues in excess of $10 million per year.

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