Mary P. Kwan has been named president of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Goody's (Goody's Holdings Inc.), a retailer of moderately priced family apparel. In her new role, Kwan will oversee merchandising, licensing and planning, allocation, product development and design, quality assurance, sourcing, marketing and e-commerce.
Prior to joining Goody's, Kwan served as senior vice president for Quiksilver Incorporated in Huntington Beach, Calif. Her impressive career in retail apparel also includes executive positions at Levi Strauss & Company; Lane Bryant, a division of The Limited Inc.; Sears Roebuck & Co.; and Mervyn's, a division of Target Corporation.
With headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn., Goody's is a retailer of moderately priced family apparel operating 385 stores in the 21 states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Goody's Holding Inc. is a privately held company owned by GMM Capital LLC and PGDYS LLC; Prentice Capital Management is the managing member of PGDYS. (Source: PRNewswire, Jan 3, 2007)