Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 26, 2000
BARRY GILBERT, Chairman and CEO, comes to Miadora, Inc. with 25 of years
experience in the retail industry. He joined Miadora in June 1999. He
most recently served as Vice-Chairman of The Sharper Image, directing
its Stores, Catalog and Internet divisions. During his tenure, Sharper
Image stock tripled in price. Prior to the Sharper Image, Mr. Gilbert
spent six years as a Senior Vice President of the Warner Bros. Studio
Stores, where he started the Stores Group in 1990, helping to create the
first 100 stores. As Senior Vice President, International, he took the
Warner Bros. Studio Store concept to international markets, including
Australia, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. During this time he
developed a sourcing network spanning 14 countries to create products
for international markets. Mr. Gilbert has experience in a broad range
of merchandise categories, including ready to wear, fashion accessories,
video, music, outerwear, and pharmaceuticals. He was Divisional
Merchandise Manager of Fashion Accessories at the May Company and DMM of
Ready to Wear at Federated Dept. Stores. He received an MBA in Marketing
from the University of California at Berkeley and earned his BA in
Philosophy from Berkeley in 1973. Profile
Mr. Gilbert: Miadora, Inc. was launched in mid-1999. Since then, it has
grown to be a broader-based jewelry company.
