Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> June 15, 2000

Georgia Shonk-simmons – Coldwater Creek Inc (cwtr)

GEORGIA SHONK-SIMMONS is President of Coldwater Creek, Inc.'s Catalog & Retail Sales Division. Ms. Shonk-Simmons joined the company as Vice President and Director of Merchandising in 1998. In April 1999, Ms. Shonk-Simmons was promoted to President of the company's Catalog & Retail Sales Division. Ms. Shonk-Simmons continues to serve, as she has since joining the company, as Chief Merchant, responsible for all merchandising, inventory planning and quality control functions. Before joining Coldwater Creek, Ms. Shonk-Simmons was Executive Vice President of the Newport News Catalog Division of Spiegel, a multi-billion dollar international specialty retailer. Her responsibilities included merchandising, marketing and advertising. Previously, Shonk-Simmons was Vice President of Merchandising for the Spiegel catalog, where she was responsible for women's apparel and accessories. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a brief overview of Coldwater Creek?

Ms. Shonk-Simmons: Coldwater Creek is a multi-channel retailer of

women's apparel, gifts, jewelry and accessories ' we