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Article: GARY MUTO RETURNS TO GAP.(Gap Inc. GapBody appoints Gary Muto)
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- WWD
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- April 20, 2007
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Byline: David Moin
Gap Inc. has brought back a company veteran to boost its turnaround effort.
The $16 billion retailer announced Thursday that Gary Muto, who spent 19 years at Gap, has returned to the company as president of Gap Adult and GapBody, the second-ranked slot at the Gap brand.
Muto left the company in February, when Gap said that its Forth & Towne concept, launched in fall 2005 with Muto at the helm, would be phased out after failing to meet expectations.
Now Muto, 47, will be responsible for all aspects of the Gap Adult and GapBody businesses in North America. He succeeds Denise Johnston who left the San Francisco-based ...