2/3/2012 4:12 PM ET
(RTTNews) - Aeropostale Inc. (ARO: News ), a mall-based specialty retailer, Friday announced Board Chairman Julian Geiger's decision to step down from the position as well as resign as a member of Board. The Board has appointed Karin Hirtler-Garvey to succeed Geiger.
Geiger joined Crumbs Bake Shop Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2011. Prior to that, Geiger served as Aeropostale's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from August 1998 to February 2010.
Meanwhile, Hirtler-Garvey has been Aeropostale's Board member since August 2005, serving as the Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
The company also appointed Janet Grove to its Board.
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