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Zale names exec VP, chief stores officer

April 04, 2008

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Dallas—Zale Corp. has named William Acevedo as executive vice president, chief stores officer, the company announced today.

Acevedo will be responsible for store operations for all of the company's brands and will report directly to Zale President and Chief Executive Officer Neal Goldberg.

Acevedo, a graduate of Brown University, has more than 18 years of store operations and merchandising experience. He spent the first 13 years of his career at Macy's, beginning as an executive trainee in 1989, and progressing to senior vice president, regional director of stores.

Most recently, Acevedo served as vice president of stores for Banana Republic. His responsibilities included managing all aspects of the $2 billion North American market with more than 440 store locations.

"I have known William for 13 years, and he is an outstanding leader with strong technical and managerial skills," Goldberg said in a media release. "William has consistently improved the selling experience for customers in every organization he has been a part of. One of the principle components to our plan is focusing on the customer and improving the selling experience across all of our brands. I know William will bring passion and proven customer insight to help us achieve this goal."

Zale also announced that Eric Christopher has been named vice president of quality assurance and will report to Gil Hollander, Zale executive vice president, chief sourcing and supply chain officer.

Christopher will be responsible for the company's merchandising and sourcing initiatives.

As part of his 30-year career, Christopher has more than 16 years of retail experience in sourcing product with a focus on quality assurance. He served the last 12 years as vice president of quality assurance and corporate ethics officer for QVC Inc. Prior to QVC, he was responsible for quality at Nordstrom's.

Zale is a specialty retailer of fine jewelry in North America operating approximately 2,167 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online. Zale's brands include Zales Jewelers, Zales Outlet, Gordon's Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, Mappins Jewellers and Piercing Pagoda. Zale also operates online at Zales.com and Gordonsjewelers.com.
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