Article: LETO HEADS TO MERVYN'S AS PRESIDENT; KOHL'S VETERAN WILL SERVE AS CHIEF MERCHANT AT RECENTLY ACQUIRED CHAIN.(Rick Leto)

Byline: JEAN E. PALMIERI

NEW YORK -- Rick Leto has landed a new gig.

The former top merchant at Kohl's, who spent a short time at Galyan's last summer before the chain was sold, will join Mervyn's as president and chief merchandising officer.

He left Kohl's in March and will officially join the Hayward, Calif.-based chain in January. "The winters in Wisconsin are just too cold," he said in an exclusive interview last week, referring to his home near Kohl's headquarters in Menomonee Falls.

Leto was executive vice-president and general merchandise manager of apparel and accessories at Kohl's, and a key player in the chain's explosive ...

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