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Retail industry veteran Vicki Cantrell will join the National Retail Federation as senior vice president, communities and executive director of Shop.org on Oct. 31. Cantrell has held prominent positions at Giorgio Armani, Gucci and most recently Tory Burch, where she served as COO and CIO during a period of significant expansion.

Retail industry veteran Vicki Cantrell will join the National Retail Federation as senior vice president, communities and executive director of Shop.org on October 31. Cantrell has held prominent positions at Giorgio Armani, Gucci and most recently Tory Burch, where she served as COO and CIO during a period of significant expansion. Cantrell's new role will include oversight of all NRF communities, including the CIO Council, the Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) and Loss Prevention. "Finding an executive with the right experience and vision to foster and grow our communities was a tall task – and Vicki fits the

Chico's announced that Celia Rao Visconti has been named senior vice president of marketing. Rao Visconti will report directly to Cinny Murray, brand president of Chico's, and will oversee the brand's marketing strategy and initiatives.

New York-based luxury department store retailer Barneys New York announced that it has named Mark Lee as its new CEO, effective Sept. 1, according to Reuters.com. Barneys has not had a CEO since Howard Socol left in June 2008, and was being managed by a committee of seven executives in the interim. Lee was formerly the CEO of Italian fashion house Gucci, from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Gucci in 1996, Lee held positions at Saks Fifth Avenue, Giorgio Armani and Yves Saint Laurent. SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MOST POPULAR | RSS | REPRINTS DDI's