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Williams-Sonoma names two women to board

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 23, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO — Mary Ann Casati and Lorraine Twohill have been named to the board of directors for Williams-Sonoma, parent company of home furnishings brands including Pottery Barn, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma Home.

Casati has been a co-founding partner since 2003 of Circle Financial Group, a private wealth management membership practice. Previously, she was a partner and managing director of The Goldman Sachs Group, where she was employed for 20 years and developed and ran its global retailing industry investment banking business. She served on the board of directors of the J. Crew Group from its public offering in July 2006 until the company was sold in March 2011.

Twohill joined Google in 2003 and is responsible for the company's global marketing function. She has headed global marketing for Google since May 2009. Prior to moving to the U.S., Twohill served as vice president of marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In October, she was named Adweek's Grand Brand Genius for her efforts in shaping Google's marketing efforts.

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