Management

Marks & Spencer has poached Laura Wade-Gery, Tesco's e-commerce director, to lead its campaign to sell more goods over the internet and telephone. Wade-Gery, who had agreed to become the commercial director of Tesco's non-food operation in March, changed her mind to take up the newly created position of executive director of multi-channel ecommerce at M&S.

American Apparel announced that it's named John J. Luttrell as executive vice president and CFO, and moved its current CFO Adrian Kowlewski into the position of executive vice president corporate strategy, effective Feb. 7. Luttrell was previously CFO of Gap's Old Navy brand.

Fossil announced that Jack Krause has joined the company as senior vice president of global retail, focusing on growing the multibrand watch retail business. Krause most recently served as acting president and chief operating office for LensCrafters.

HSN announced that Jill Braff has been appointed executive vice president of digital commerce, effective Feb. 7. Braff will report directly to Mindy Grossman, CEO of HSN Inc. In her new position, Braff will oversee HSN's existing e-commerce, mobile and social media platforms.

Hot Topic has announced that Chris Daniel, president of the company's plus-size Torrid division, has resigned, effective April 29. The company has named Betsy McLaughlin as interim head of Torrid upon Daniel's departure, and said it will conduct an outside search for a permanent replacement.

Three-and-a-half months after a massive branding fiasco that earned the name "LogoGate," Gap is cleaning house and trying to start fresh. The retailer is swapping out North American President Marka Hansen for Art Peck, who has run Gap's outlet business for the past three years.

New York & Company announced that it's promoted Gregory Scott, president, to the role of CEO, effective Feb. 12. As previously announced, Richard Crystal, current chairman and CEO, will retire from the company and its board of directors effective Feb. 11. Grace Nichols, who has served as a director since March 2008, will assume the role of non-executive chair of the board effective Feb. 12. Scott will remain a director of New York & Company’s board, which will be comprised of ten members.

TJX said it's restructured its executive management as part of the retailer's ongoing leadership succession planning. Carol Meyrowitz has inked another two-year employment agreement as CEO. Ernie Herrman has been promoted to president of TJX from his post of senior executive VP group president.

Larry D. Stone, president and COO of Lowe's since 2006, announced he'll be retiring this summer. Stone has served in "virtually every leadership position," the company noted, within store operations, merchandising and store environment during his career at Lowe's.

Men's Wearhouse said its President and COO, Douglas Ewert, will replace company founder George Zimmer as CEO in mid-2011. Zimmer, 62, who founded Men's Wearhouse in 1973, will remain executive chairman of the board.