(Press Release)
NEW YORK, NY – Frederick Goldman Inc., one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of fine jewelry in North America, announces the hire of Merritt Mayher to the senior management team as chief merchandising officer.
Mayher comes to Frederick Goldman with an impressive background in merchandising and product development. Most recently, she worked at the Birks Group as part of its senior management team, where she was the VP of merchandising and merchandise planning. Prior to Birks Group, she was chief administrative officer for Micronotes, a marketing software firm. She also served as president and CEO of Shreve, Crump & Low and Schwarzschild Jewelers. Earlier in her career, she spent 11 years at Tiffany & Co. as VP of merchandising, leading the category management group in which she was responsible for worldwide assortment planning.
In her new position, Mayher will provide overall strategy, leadership and direction for the merchandising organization of the company, overseeing all brand merchandising for national accounts and the independent channel, and will also direct merchandising for the Frederick Goldman Luxury Group (Scott Kay and Karl Lagerfeld). She will focus on utilizing her aesthetic sensibility to create beautiful, innovative products and help to develop new and adjacent product categories. She will report directly to Jonathan Goldman, chief executive officer of Frederick Goldman Inc.
“Merritt is a strong addition to the senior management team we have been building over the past several years,” says Jonathan Goldman, CEO. “As we build a platform for growth, elevating our merchandising team is a critical step and Merritt brings an enormous skill set.”
For more information, contact Kaitlin Derkach of The Promotion Factory at kaitlin@thepromofact.com.
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