OSH Announces Two New Senior Marketing Positions
March 10th, 2008 Posted in Press Room
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March 10, 2008
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ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW SENIOR MARKETING POSITIONS
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) today announced the appointment of Robert Burgess as Associate Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Janis Healy as Associate Vice President of Visual Merchandising.
OSH President and CEO, Robert Lynch said “I am extremely pleased to announce these two new appointments, which underscore our long term commitment to developing a ‘best in class’ ability to build our customer insight and store experience for the OSH brand.”
Robert Burgess has a 20 year career in developing consumer strategies and CRM based programs, both on the client and agency sides of retail. He has held senior marketing positions with Verizon, West Marine and major consumer marketing agencies like, Rupp Collins and Bunn Forbes. A Direct Marketing Association ECHO Award winner, Robert’s expertise in consumer marketing spans the categories of retail, financial and the communication industries.
Janis Healy has a 30 year career of leading store theatre and visual brand positioning at several of the country’s leading retail brands, including PETCO, West Marine, and Best Buy. Janis is a member of several industry associations and has actively served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Display and Design Ideas Industry Group since 1999. Healy, most recently served as Associate Vice President for Visual Merchandising & Store Design at West Marine.
Both positions will report to Tom Carey, Chief Marketing Officer at OSH.
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About OSH
Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH), headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading chain of home improvement and garden retail stores with 85 locations throughout California. OSH has a rich heritage, starting as a farmers’ cooperative in 1931. For more than 75 years, OSH has been committed to offering its customers legendary service, selection and convenience. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.osh.com.
