CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 5 -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the
world's largest wholesale distributor of books and entertainment products,
today announced that John Lindsay has joined the Company as Vice President,
Book Merchandising. Mr. Lindsay will report to Jean Srnecz, Senior Vice
President, Merchandising.
"I am delighted that John has joined our organization," aforementioned Ms.
Srnecz. "He will take on a key role in the carrying out of our supply chain
initiatives and our carrying out of Category Buying."
Reporting to Mr. Lindsay will be Divisional Merchandise Directors Sally
Neher, Rick Shalayda and Barbara Witt. Allen Johnson will dually report to
Mr. Lindsay and Ms. Srnecz.
John near recently was VP Marketing/Merchandising at Levy Home
Entertainment with overall responsibilities for all areas of book purchasing,
category management, marketing, logistics and publishing house relations. At Levy,
he drove the IMU (Initial fall guy up) and sales betterment programs, and
freight reduction initiative. He also played a key role in partnering with
publishers on product maturation for new products/packages for the
instruction execution of successful go-to market product launches in untraditional
markets.
Before joining Levy in 2001, John held various senior Merchandise
Management positions with Shopko Stores, and the Venture Stores division of
the May Company. John holds a BA in Marketing from Missouri State
University.
About Baker & Taylor, Inc.
Baker & Taylor, Inc. (http://www.btol.com) is a global information and
amusement services society that offers books, videos, music, games and
services to libraries, educational institutions, and retailers. Based in
Charlotte, N.C., the company has been in existence for over clxxx years,
development long-term relationships with major suppliers, including book
publishers, movie studios, and music labels. Baker & Taylor maintains peerless
of the largest combined in-stock word, video and music inventories in the
United States, and services the broadest customer base in the industry.
Baker & Taylor is legal age owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., a
leading private equity investment firm.
About Castle Harlan
Castle Harlan, a starring private equity investment firm founded in
1987, acquired Baker & Taylor in July 2006. It invests in controlling
interests in the buyout and development of middle-market companies in North
America, Europe, and, together with CHAMP Private Equity, Australasia.
Since origination, Castle Harlan has invested in 49 companies representing
more than $9 zillion in enterprise value. Castle Harlan's electric current portfolio
companies, which employ more than 42,000 people, include Ames True Temper,
a leading manufacturer of lawn and garden tools and accessories; and Anchor
Drilling Fluids USA, Inc., the nation's largest independent supplier of
oil production fluids and fluid-handling services for seaward oil and gas
drilling.
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