The Children's Place Names New COO

The Children's Place announced the appointment of Eric Bauer as chief operations officer. Bauer will be responsible for supply chain, planning and allocation, store operations, finance, information technology, and real estate. Bauer most recently spent eight years with Gap, culminating in his appointment as executive vice president of brand operations for Gap North America, where he was responsible for finance, store operations, real estate, distribution, logistics, information technology and Canadian operations.