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Quote worthy quote: "Sweat is the cologne
of accomplishment."
---Heywood Hale Broun
July
2010 Joe Rayski was appointed District LP Manager with Dick's Sporting
Goods for Metro NY.
Dan Horowitz was named Risk Manager at Virginia based SSP
America.
Bill Turner former Director AP, Risk & Control with Nike transfered to Cole
Haan, Inc as their new Sr. Director of Retail Operations.
Michael Nelson
was appointed Regional Director of LP with Kohls in Florida.
Chris Hinger
was named Loss Prevention Director at Golf Galaxy a Dick's Sporting Goods Division.
Ajay
Chauhan was appointed National Head-Loss Prevention/Asset Protection/Business Intelligence at Lilliput Kidswear
in New Deli, India.
William Wilson, Jr was appointed Regional LP Director with Compass
Group-North America.
Rhett Asher was named Vice President of Industry Relations with
the Food Marketing Institute.
Krista Townsend was appointed Sr. Project Mgr,
Retail LP at T-Mobile USA.
Tom Stein was named District LP Manager with A.J.
Wright.
Paul Norman was appointed District LP Manager with Dick's Sporting Goods.
Robert Parker was named Sr. Area LP Manager at Ross Stores.
James
Moore, CFI was appointed Manager, Asset Protection with Advance Auto.
Mike Triesch
was promoted to National Investigations Manager with Nordstrom.
Susan Baker was
appointed Divisional Director at Nashville based Dollar General.
Brian Keefer
was appointed regional LP Manager with CVS Caremark Corp.
June 2010
Dollar General made the following announcements;
Mike Hegerich, Al Vanegas, and Gary Moncur have all been promoted to Divisional Loss Prevention
Directors. Brian Flannery has been promoted to Director of Loss Prevention, Investigations, and Russ
Bensley is now Corporate Manager of Loss Prevention. Al Dauser, CFI Pat Kernell, DeWayne
Harrison, CFI and Lee Holcomb have also joined Dollar General serving as Regional
Loss Prevention Managers.
Ian Vernon,
CFI was appointed District Manager of Asset Protection with Polo Ralph Lauren.
Matt
Taylor was named Director of Loss Prevention at Boston based Au Bon Pain.
Doug Newsome
was promoted to Vice President of Loss Prevention & Technology with Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC.
Joe Henderson was promoted to Regional LP Manager at Memphis based AutoZone.
William Patterson was appointed Regional LP Manager with Spencer Gifts.
Nate Prusi, CFI was appointed Partner & Asset Protection Advisor with Starbucks.
Pete Barker was named Corporate Manager of Investigations at Dick's Sporting Goods.
Cynthia Grizzle, CFI was promoted to Regional VP of LP for Macy's South Central.
Tom Leshko was promoted to Sr. Zone LP Manager with Tuesday Morning.
Paul
Meinholz was promoted to Sr. Zone LP Manager with Tuesday Morning.
Tony Boncore
was named Divisional LP Manager-Western Division at Belk.
Mike Connor was
appointed AP Field Investigator with Walmart.
Ted Dulles was named Sr. Director Loss Prevention
& Internal Audit at Bally Total Fitness.
Chad McIntosh was promoted to Vice
President Loss Prevention & Risk Management at Bloomingdale's.
Al Martinez
is the new Regional LP Director with CarMax in Miami.
Adrian Nowalk, CFI was
named Regional LP Manager at Radio Shack.
Dennis McDavid was appointed Regional
LP Manager with CVS.
Steve Herring was appointed Regional LP Manager with CVS.
Adam Cabrera was appointed Market LP Manager at LP Innovations.
Curt
Steele was named District LP Manager with Marshalls.
Korey Smith was
promoted to LP Director with Dress Barn.
Richard Nafegar was promoted to
LP Director at Maurices a division of Dress Barn.
Rob Ruiz was
appointed Regional LP Manager at Aeropostale.
Mike Peteja, CFI was named Regional
LP Manager with Dress Barn.
Jonathan Edmiston was promoted to Senior Director
- RUS Asset Protection with Toys R Us.
Brian Sturch was promoted to Regional
LP Manager at Kmart.
Kelly Moye, CFI was named Regional LP Director with
Wet Seal in Dallas.
John Davis was promoted to Vice President of Loss Prevention
with Philadelphia based Charming Shoppes.
Roger Ribbke was appointed Manager,
Asset Protection with Advance Auto in Chicago.
May 2010
Byron
Smith, CFI was promoted to Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management & Chief Audit Executive with Conn's.
Shannon Stilwell, CFI was promoted to Sr. Manager of Exception Reporting & ORC at Kohl's.
Brendan Fitzgerald was appointed Manager of Special Investigations with BJ's Wholesale Club.
Vanetia Outlaw was appointed Regional LP Manager with rue21.
Penny Martinez was named
Senior Data Analyst - Asset Protection at Toys R Us.
Chris Yadanza, CFI was appointed Loss
Prevention Manager with Sally Beauty Company.
Dan Pletke was promoted to VP, Global Assets Protection
with YUM! Brands.
Ariel Deno was appointed District LP Manager at Office Depot.
Rick Cooper is the new Area Loss Prevention Manager with Ross Stores in Austin.
Linda Chiappone was promoted to Sr. Manager Corporate Fraud Investigations with Bed Bath &
Beyond.
Debbi Abood was promoted to Manager, E-Commerce Fraud at Bed Bath & Beyond.
Bob MacLea was promoted to SVP of Loss Prevention with TJX Companies.
Bob Oberosler
was named Group Vice President Loss Prevention at Rite Aid.
Scott Gooch was appointed Division
Risk Management & Safety Specialist with ADP TotalSource.
Silvia Calderon was appointed LP
Analyst with Estee Lauder.
Augusto Castano, CFI was promoted to Director of Loss Prevention for
South America & Southwest USA at The Zellman Group.
Vishal Patel was promoted
to Director of Finance-Store Analytics & LP at Sears HC.
Edmundo Velazquez was named Area
LP Manager with Luxottica Retail.
Julie Saitta was named District LP Manager with DSW.
Felix Rivera was appointed LP Coordinator at The Vitamin Shoppe.
Angie Best was appointed District Operations Manager with Home Depot.
Mark Albert
was named Regional Director with Metro One LP Services Group.
Adam Eaton was appointed Regioanl
Investigator at Limited Brands.
Terry Murphy, CFI was promoted to Sr. Manager LP Services with
T-Mobile USA.
Greg LaPre` was named District LP Manager with Boston based T.J. Maxx.
Jay Tubaugh, CFI was appointed Regional AP Manager at Toys "R" Us.
Michael Mazze
was appointed District LP Manager with Dick's Sporting Goods.
April 2010
Mark Boland
was appointed Regional LP Manager with Charming Shoppes.
Mike Nagyhazy was named Manager, Distribution
Loss Prevention for Harbor Freight Tools.
Tom Studebaker was appointed District Operations Manager
with Home Depot.
Mark Stinde was named Sr. AP Director with Dallas based 7-Eleven, Inc.
Joe Ringer was named Loss Prevention Director with Goodwill Industries of Orange County.
Richard Brenner was appointed Area AP Manager with Philadelphia based Pep Boys.
James
Martin was named Operations Manager with AlliedBarton Security Services.
Bob
Morris was named VP Shortage Prevention at Burlington Coat Factory.
Syed
Raza, CFI was appointed Regional LP Director with Kmart in Houston.
Raul Garcia
was named District Loss Prevention Manager at AJWright.
Ivan Valenzuela
was appointed Regional LP Manager with Dallas based RadioShack.
Michael Grove
was appointed Loss Prevention Manager with The Paradies Shops.
James Connolly
was named SVP Asset Protection at Burlington Coat Factory.
Jim Roe
was named District Loss Prevention Manager with Sears.
Christopher Vezzosi
was appointed Asset Protection/Process Improvement at Toys R Us.
Jayson Sutton
was named Regional LP Director with Ross Stores.
Arthur Ramsey was appointed
Market AP Manager with Wal-Mart.
Barry Grant was promoted to Vice President
of Loss Prevention & Operational Support with CPI Corporation.
Cynthia Grizzle, CFI was promoted to Director-Store Investigations with Macy's.
TJ Flynn, CFI was promoted to Market Investigations Sr. Manager with JCPenney.
Terrance Hudson was named Regional AP Manager at Wal-Mart.
Jeff
Heyl was appointed Market AP Manager with Wal-Mart.
Mark Johnson
was appointed Regional LP Manager with Duckwall-Alco Stores.
Margaux
Chandler was named Regional LP Manager at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Tim Selvidge
was appointed Regional AP Manager with Castle & Cooke Cold Storage.
Genevieve
Blydenburgh was named Asset Protection Business Analyst at The Zellman Group.
Nancy Schuneman was appointed Regional LPM with Charlotte Russe in Chicago.
David
DiSilva was appointed Corporate LP Analytics with Philadelphia based Urban Outfitters.
Christopher Mosesso was named Manager of Corporate Security & Safety at Dick's Sporting
Goods.
Jason Cottingham was appointed District LP Manager Food 4 Less.
Christopher Helton, CFI was appointed Regional LP Manager at rue21.
Rob Thompson was appointed Regional LP Manager with Burlington Coat Factory.
March 2010
Drew Brennan was
appointed Director of Security at Harry Winston.
Ron Koziol was named Director
of Safety Services with Columbus based Limited Brands.
Matthew Kearney
was named Sr. Assets Protection Manager, Retail Stores at Microsoft.
Tim Patterson
was appointed Regional LP Director with Family Dollar.
Marc Veilleux was
appointed District LP Manager with Kohls.
Chris Nelson was promoted to Vice
President of Loss Prevention at Old Navy.
Nelson Harrah, CFI was promoted
to Director of ORC Investigations at GAP Inc.
Anne Markle was appointed
Director of Business Development with Enabl-U Technologies.
John Massella
was named Corporate Loss Prevention Supervisor at The Donna Karan Company.
Dana Vassallo
was appointed Loss Prevention Coordinator at The Donna Karan Company.
Joe Pfeifer,
CFE, CFI was appointed Vice President Loss Prevention with Chicago based Eby-Brown.
Mike Riva was named District Manager with Garda Cash Logistics.
Michelle
Cabrita, CFI was promoted to Director of Global Analytics with The Zellman Group.
Denise Roe, CFI was appointed Retail Development & Loss Prevention at Tumi,
Inc.
Stuart Rosenthal was named National Account Manager with Alpha
Security Products.
Tanya Jackson was appointed Group AP Coordinator at Toys
R Us.
Tom Vecchiarelli was named Director of Loss Prevention with US Security
Associates.
Alex Baker was appointed Regional AP Manager with Toys R Us in KC.
February 2010
James Wilhelm
was appointed Regional Investigations Manager at Office Depot.
Peter Chie
was named Sr. Manager of Supply Chain AP with The Home Depot.
Barry Berkowitz, CFI was
promoted to Sr. Regional LP Manager at Banana Republic.
Brian Fuller was
named Associate AP Director with Polo Ralph Lauren.
Donna Dollen, CFI was
promoted to Loss Prevention Director at GAP Inc.
Allan Watters was promoted
to RVP of Asset Protection with The Sports Authority.
Sandra Toney was named
Loss Prevention Analyst at Gymboree.
Dan Poelstra, CFI was appointed Corporate
LP Manager with Forever 21.
Dave Siler, CFI was named Director of Loss
Prevention at Seattle based Bartell Drugs.
Todd Stresen-Reuter was appointed
Regional AP Manager at Wal-Mart.
Stephen McIntosh, CFI was named Supply
Chain Asset Protection & Safety Manager with The Home Depot.
Marcos Chapman,
CFI was promoted to Regional LP Director at JCPenney.
Wayne Barnes
was appointed Regional LP Manager at Charlotte Russe.
Cheryl Barry was named
Director of Loss Prevention & Risk Management with Z Gallerie.
Susan Jerich
has joined the Asset Protection & Legal team at eBay.
Shaun Gilfoy, CFI was
promoted to Sr. Regional LP Manager at Old Navy.
Joseph Ortega, CFI was
promoted to Sr. Regional LP Manager with Old Navy.
Eric Smith was named
Regional LP Manager at Donna Karan/DKNY.
Steve Prescott was appointed Regional
LP Manager in Houston with Radio Shack.
Quang Luu was named Director of
Operations & Loss Prevention North America at ESPRIT.
January
2010
Mike Wassinger was named Regional LP Manager at Express.
Sandra Hughes, CFI was appointed LP Systems Analyst with HMSHost.
Bill Hughes was appointed Sr. LP Representative with Disney Consumer Products.
Ken Warfield was named Area LP Director at CVS.
Former LP Executive Paul
Draeger was promoted to Northeast Regional Vice President of Operations for Toys
R Us.
Bob Serenson was named Sr. Director, Loss Prevention at Duane Reade.
Sharyn
Copeland was promted to Regional LP Manager with Marshalls.
Luis Colon
was promoted to Regional LP Manager with T.J. Maxx in Atlanta.
Former LP Executive Jay
Fogg was promoted to SVP Operations at Bloomingdale's.
Brent Hamlin
was promoted to Director of Corporate LP with bebe.
John Pappas was promoted
to Sr. Regional LP Manager at bebe.
John DeYong, CFI was named Loss Prevention
Project Manager with Ross Stores.
Rich Johnson was appointed Divisional LP Director
at Lowe's.
Art Barraza was named Divisional LP Director with Lowe's.
Jill Evans was appointed Director of Safety at Lowe's.
Dave Roberts
was named Director of Investigations with Lowe's.
Scott Draher was promoted to
Divisional LP Director with Lowe's.
Jeff Bucher was promoted to Regional LP Director
at Lowe's.
Robert Allgood was appointed Regional LP Manager with Forever
21.
Brad King was named Vice President Loss Prevention at LA based BCBG.
Amy Jantz was appointed Regional LP Manager with Guess.
Adalbert
Martinez was named Regional LP Manager at CVS.
James Peters was appointed
Area LP Manager with Bed Bath & Beyond.
Louis Murillo was appointed Regional
LP Manager with rue21.
John Mearls named Senior Manager Global Asset Protection
at eBay.
Brendan Fitzgerald was appointed Northeast ORC Manager with CVS.
Rick Cooper named Area LP Manager with Bed Bath & Beyond.
Paul
Jones promoted to Global Director of Asset Protection at eBay.
Chip Wagner
was named Sr. Project Manager with Iverify.
Damond Windham was appointed Regional
LP Manager at Wet Seal.
Joe Toth has rejoined Guess as the VP
of Loss Prevention.
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