STRITZKE LEAVES LIMITED FOR COACH

Via WWD:

Coach named Jerry Stritzke as an executive officer(President and COO of COACH in June) of the accessories firm, to replace Keith Monda as president and chief operating officer upon his retirement later this year. Coach also said executive creative director Reed Krakoff has extended his contract. Stritzke previously served as chief operating officer at Limited Brands' Victoria's Secret unit. Monda will retire from Coach at the end of the fiscal year, June 28. Coach said Krakoff "entered into a further three-year extension to his original employment agreement, which will now be in effect through June 2014."Management said "ensuring the continuity of Reed's creative leadership will be a key factor in providing excellent results well into the future."

he will begin Monday as an executive officer

In VS news-Victoria's Secret's chief executive(Sharen Jester Turney) conceded two weeks ago that the brand has become "too sexy."*

*seriously, is there such a thing as too sexy? does that mean VS is now a_______

WELCOME TO THE BOARD TOM

Business First reports:

Huntington Bancshares CEO Thomas Hoaglin¹ has been elected to the board of American Electric Power Company Inc.
AEP said Hoaglin's election brings its board to 14 members. Company President and CEO Michael G. Morris serves as chairman.
Hoaglin, 58, also chairs four area boards, including the ColumbusChamber and OhioHealth, and serves as a director on five others. He became chairman, president and CEO of Huntington in 2001 and passed the presidency to Marty Adams, former CEO of Sky Financial Group Inc., upon Huntington's July 1 merger with the company.
Hoaglin will become president again upon Adams' retirement at the end of the year, halting his original plan to pass the company's leadership to Adams in 2010 and retire in 2011

[¹] he is one of the nicest influential ppl in this city and upon meeting, he doesn't give off that arrogant I have power vibes. Congrats to Mr. Hoaglin