Brand presidents named for Dressbarn and Maurices

Suffern, N.Y. -- Ascena Retail Group said Thursday it has appointed Jeff Gerstel as president of Dressbarn, and named George Goldfarb as president of its Maurices brand, both effective immediately. The new executives will report to David Jaffe, president and CEO of Ascena Retail Group. Gerstel joined Dressbarn in 2006 as senior VP operations and most recently served as executive VP and COO. Goldfarb joined Maurices in 1985, was named CFO in 2003, and most recently was its executive VP and COO.