Blair’s president and CEO announces April retirement
John Zawacki, president of CEO of Blair Corp., a catalog and online retailer of apparel and home products, will retire on April 1, the company has announced. Zawacki, who joined the company in 1972, has served as president and CEO since December 1999.
Craig Johnson, chairman of Blair’s board of directors announced that Blair`s chief operating officer and chief financial officer Adelmo S. Lopez has been appointed to the position of executive vice president. As executive vice president, Lopez will continue to report to Zawacki but will be directly responsible for all operations within the company.
Before joining Blair, No. 95 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, Lopez was group general manager, responsible for five strategic business units, at Russell Corp., a $1.4 billion branded athletic and activewear company. Prior to assuming that position, he was vice president, mass retail, at Russell.
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