Management
Ronald D. Boire, President, Chief Executive OfficerPhilip W. Roizin, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
Carol A. Lambert, Vice President, Human Resources
Thomas F. Moyinhan, Vice President, Finance
Steven C. Strickland, Vice President, Marketing
Gregory B. Sweeney, Vice President, General Manager Direct Marketing
M. Rufus Woodard, Jr., Vice President, Merchandising
RONALD D. BOIRE has been President and Chief Executive Officer since October 15, 2009. From July 2006 until his recent appointment Mr. Boire was a Corporate Executive Vice President at Toys "R" Us, Inc. Mr. Boire's roles included President, "R" Us Brands and President, Toys "R" Us, North America.
From June 2003 to July 2006. Mr. Boire was Executive Vice President, Global General Merchandise Manager for Best Buy. Mr. Boire also worked for Sony Electronics, Inc. for seventeen years, during which time he was President, Personal Mobile Products Company and President, Consumer Sales Company, and a member of the Sony Electronics Executive Committee.
PHILIP W. ROIZIN has been Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer since December 1996. From March 2009 to October 15, 2009 he served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. From May 1995 to December 1996, he served as Chief Financial Officer of The Franklin Mint. From July 1989 to May 1995, he held various senior positions with Dole Food Company, including Vice President/General Manager of Dole Beverages and Vice President of Strategic Services. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Roizin served as a consultant for Bain & Co., a management consulting firm.
CAROL A. LAMBERT has been our Vice President of Human Resources since April 2000. Prior to such time, Ms. Lambert held the position of Director of Compensation and Benefits with our company from August 1996 to April 2000. From 1990 until August 1996 she served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Home Bank where she was employed since 1979.
THOMAS F. MOYNIHAN has been our Vice President, Finance since March 2009. Mr. Moynihan has been in various senior positions since 1994, serving as our Operational Vice President, Finance since 2001. From 1978 until 1994, he served in numerous capacities in the planning and accounting departments at Filene's, a division of May Department Stores Company.
STEVEN C. STRICKLAND has been our Vice President of Marketing since August 2004. During his previous tenure with us, Mr. Strickland held the position of Operating Vice President, Creative & Visual Services from September 1995 to March 1997, at which time he was promoted to Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Strickland held that position until his departure from our company in August of 2000. From August of 2000 until August of 2003, Mr. Strickland held the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing for Wet Seal Company. Prior to joining our company in September of 1995, he served as Vice President of Strategic Design & Visual Merchandising for Women's Specialty Retailing, a division of U.S. Shoe Corporation. From April 1985 to March 1994, Mr. Strickland was with The Limited, Inc. where he held various positions.
GREGORY B. SWEENEY has been our Vice President and General Manager of the Direct Marketing segment since February 2001. From June 1998 to January 2001, Mr. Sweeney served as Vice President of Database Marketing at Office Depot. From 1981 to 1998, Mr. Sweeney was with L.L. Bean, a national specialty mail order company, where he held various positions including Director of Strategic Planning and Vice President of Customer Loyalty Marketing.
M. RUFUS WOODARD, JR has been our Vice President, General Merchandising Manager since January 2002. From April 2001 until his recent appointment, Mr. Woodard was our Operational Vice President, General Merchandise Manager. In 1998, Mr. Woodard was appointed to serve as our Divisional Merchandise Manager and held that position until 2001. Mr. Woodard joined our company in 1993 as a buyer and managed numerous product categories from 1993 to 1998. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Woodard held senior buying positions at Jordan Marsh / Abraham & Strauss and Miller and Rhoads.