Drugstore.com
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
John Williams to VP-merchandizing and store development, overseeing design, production and editing aspects of the online drugstore. Williams joined drugstore.com in January 1999 and most recently served as acting general manager for the company's stores, or site "tabs." Before joining drugstore.com, he was director of brand management for Starbucks and Microsoft's online magazine publisher. Williams' new responsibilities previously were held by VP-Marketing and Store Development Suzan Delbene, who left the company. Janice Gaub recently was named VP-marketing; drugstore.com merged store development and merchandizing duties to create Williams' position (1"The Rose Sheet" June 5, In Brief). Separately, Sean Nolan is named VP-technology
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