San Francisco, Ca., USA – The Gymboree Corporation, a specialty retailer, announced the appointment of Mark Breitbard as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective January 14, 2013.[break]
An accomplished retail executive, Mr. Breitbard will join Gymboree from Gap Inc., where he most recently served as President of Gap North America, and previously as the Executive Vice President of GapKids and babyGap. Mr. Breitbard brings to Gymboree a distinguished retail career in positions of increasing responsibility with leading apparel brands.
In addition to his experience at Gap brand, Mr. Breitbard previously served as President of Levi’s U.S. retail and held executive leadership positions at Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic and Old Navy.
In these various roles, Mr. Breitbard has worked successfully across a variety of functions including merchandising, real estate, marketing, web commerce, and sourcing. He has a demonstrated track record of creating effective go - January 9, 2013, San Francisco, Ca., USA – The Gymboree Corporation, a specialty retailer, announced the appointment of Mark Breitbard as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective January 14, 2013.
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An accomplished retail executive, Mr. Breitbard will join Gymboree from Gap Inc., where he most recently served as President of Gap North America, and previously as the Executive Vice President of GapKids and babyGap. Mr. Breitbard brings to Gymboree a distinguished retail career in positions of increasing responsibility with leading apparel brands.
In addition to his experience at Gap brand, Mr. Breitbard previously served as President of Levi’s U.S. retail and held executive leadership positions at Abercrombie & Fitch, Banana Republic and Old Navy.
In these various roles, Mr. Breitbard has worked successfully across a variety of functions including merchandising, real estate, marketing, web commerce, and sourcing. He has a demonstrated track record of creating effective go-to-market strategies that optimize product appeal, customer experience in store and online, and marketing initiatives.
Mr. Breitbard graduated from Vassar College. He earned an M.B.A. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Breitbard will assumes his responsibilities from interim CEO Kip M. Garcia. ■