Larry Norton Named Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Distribution at Borders Group
13 August 2009 - 6:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders Group has named
27-year publishing industry veteran Larry Norton Senior Vice
President, Merchandising and Distribution, effective Aug. 31. He
reports to Anne Kubek, Executive Vice President, Merchandising and
Marketing. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSLOGO ) At
Borders, Norton is responsible for leading the merchandising team,
which includes the buying and planning organization for all Borders
and Waldenbooks stores nationwide as well as the distribution
group, which manages the company's national logistics network. For
the past two years, Norton, 51, has been consulting within the
industry as President of Larry Norton & Associates. Prior to
that, he was with Simon & Schuster for 13 years, most recently
serving as President of the Sales and Distribution Division. Prior
to joining Simon & Schuster, he was with William Morrow &
Co. for 12 years, where he began as a sales representative and was
promoted to Vice President, Sales. He earned a bachelor's degree in
1980 from Dartmouth. "Larry's depth of experience within publishing
and supply chain management is critical to Borders as we address
our strategic priorities, including re-engaging with customers as a
serious bookseller and improving execution in our stores and
throughout our entire organization," said Borders Group Chief
Executive Officer Ron Marshall. "We look forward to benefiting from
his expertise and strength as a leader." About Borders Group
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE:BGP)
is a leading retailer of books, music and movies with approximately
25,000 employees worldwide. Through its subsidiaries, the company
operates more than 1,000 stores primarily under the Borders and
Waldenbooks brand names and offers online shopping through
Borders.com. For more information about the company, visit
http://www.borders.com/aboutus.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Borders Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Anne Roman of Borders Group, +1-734-477-1392, Web Site:
http://www.borders.com/aboutus
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