Gabberts promotes Miller to president
Jim Gabbert remains chairman
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 7, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS — Gabberts has promoted Rebecca Miller, a former consultant and Target Corp. manager, to president of the retailer, taking on more of the day-to-day duties from Chairman Jim Gabbert.
Miller, with more than 25 years in executive management, sales and consulting positions, joined the company in January 2006 as vice president and general manager.
In her new job, she is responsible for “the strategy, vision and overall operations of Gabberts,” the company said in a release.
Before joining the retailer, Miller was president and co-founder of consulting firm Imprint Strategies Group. Earlier, she was director of sales, national account team for Target.
She also was an executive at Jostens, which sells school rings, yearbooks and other achievement-recognizing goods, and at Right Management Consultants, now Manpower, a human resources consulting firm.
Jim Gabbert credited Miller with leading the retailer “through an ambitious transformation, including overseeing the development of the new Gabberts store,” a redesign that will be unveiled Feb. 15.
“She is an accomplished and experienced leader who shares my vision for value and quality in both unique product offerings and how we serve our customers,” he said.
Earlier, Gabberts name Mike Knight to the post of CEO. Knight is the former president of Alliance Management, which Gabberts hired in 2005 to help develop its turnaround strategy.
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