Gonzalez – CMO @ AnnTaylor Stores.
January 28, 2005
AnnTaylor Stores Corporation announced that Muriel Gonzalez will be joining the firm as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer reporting to Kay Krill, President of Ann Taylor Stores Corporation.
Ms. Gonzalez will oversee all marketing aspects of the brand, including direct marketing, public relations, media and art buying, marketing operations, visual merchandising, AnnTaylor.com and AnnTaylorLoft.com.
Ms. Gonzalez was most recently Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Accessories, Cosmetics, Shoes, Jewelry, Lingerie, Home and Coats for Bergdorf Goodman, where she spent five years. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Marketing with Estee Lauder USA for eight years. Before joining Estee Lauder, she spent five years at Saks Fifth Avenue in various management positions.
“We are thrilled to welcome Muriel Gonzalez to Ann Taylor,” stated Kay Krill. “Muriel brings with her many years of experience in fashion retailing. Muriel’s background represents an ideal combination of marketing and merchandising experience and she has proven success as a results-oriented leader who maximizes businesses while building strong brand equity. This makes her the perfect leader for all of Ann Taylor’s marketing initiatives, and also the perfect partner for me to continue to position each Ann Taylor division uniquely while effectively communicating the shared brand equity that drives top-line growth and bottom line results,” added Ms. Krill.
