Stage Stores promoted Thorsten Weber to the position of executive vice president, chief merchandising officer. Weber will succeed Steve Lawrence, who announced his intention to leave the company to pursue other interests.
Weber was formerly SVP, planning and allocation at Stage Stores.
Stage Stores President and CEO Michael Glazer said, “Thorsten is an exceptional leader with a broad background in merchandising, planning and allocation with unique experiences to assume his new position. Our company succession planning has properly prepared us for this move and I have great confidence in Thorsten’s ability to lead our merchandising, planning and allocation teams while advancing our long term strategic plans.”
Weber began his retail career with May Department Stores. He then joined JCPenney’s buying division, where he assumed positions of increasing responsibility up to and including division vice president before being promoted to senior vice president, planning and allocation. Before joining Stage Stores in 2013, Weber worked at Kohl’s as senior vice president, planning and allocation.
