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Fashion retailer Wet Seal promotes Gary White to COO

10 Apr '06

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Fashion apparel retailer The Wet Seal Inc has announced that Gary White has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

White joined the company in July 2004 as Senior VP of Sales and Operations for the Wet Seal division and was subsequently promoted to Executive VP of the Corporation. In his new position, White will have responsibility for all field operations in both the Arden B and Wet Seal divisions, construction and development, real estate, and purchasing.

According to Joel Waller, CEO of The Wet Seal Inc said, "Gary has been a major contributor to the recent business success at Wet Seal, and as Chief Operating Officer he will play a major role in the successful implementation of our store growth strategy in fiscal 2006 and beyond."

With over 30 years in the retail industry, White has held prior positions as the CEO of Savers Inc and Gymboree Corporation, Executive VP of Stores and Operations for Mervyn's Stores and VP of West Coast Stores for Target Inc.

Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, The Wet Seal Inc is a leading specialty retailer of fashionable and contemporary apparel and accessory items. It currently operates a total of 400 stores in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including 308 Wet Seal stores and 92 Arden B. stores.

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