Apparel and accessories retailer Golfsmith International Holdings Inc has announced the appointment of Glenda Chamberlain, Executive VP and CFO at Whole Foods Market Inc, to its board of directors.
"We are pleased to add someone of Glenda's caliber to our board of directors and our audit committee," said Jim Thompson, President and CEO of Golfsmith. "Her depth of management experience and insight from one of the country's leading retailers will be invaluable to Golfsmith as we execute our business plan and growth strategy."
Chamberlain joined Whole Foods Market in 1988 as the CFO. Since that time the company has grown from six stores to 183 stores with more than $4.7 billion in sales for fiscal year 2005, which ended in September 2005.
The company has 86 stores in development, and its presence extends throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market has been recognized for the past nine years as one of Fortune's Top 100 Places to Work.
Prior to Whole Foods Market, Chamberlain held positions in public accounting, retail and businesses consulting. She holds a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Texas in Austin.
Golfsmith International Holdings Inc, and its subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer of golf and tennis equipment, apparel and accessories. It operates as an integrated multi-channel retailer, offering its guests the convenience of shopping in its 59 stores across the United States, through its Internet site and from its assortment of catalogs.
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