FORT MYERS, Fla., May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS,
Inc. (NYSE: CHS) proudly announces Ann
Joyce, EVP & Chief Customer Officer, Technology, Supply
Chain & Omni Operations, is a 2019 inductee into the CIO Hall
of Fame from IDG's CIO. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon a
select group of outstanding IT executives and visionaries who have
had a significant impact on the IT profession. Ms. Joyce will
accept her award at the CIO Hall of Fame awards ceremony to be held
on August 21, 2019 at The Broadmoor
Resort in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, during the CIO 100 Symposium.
"Ann's 30 years of experience enabling businesses to succeed
through technology has enabled Chico's FAS to establish a premier
omnichannel platform with innovative technologies that support our
customer relationships and competitive position," said Bonnie Brooks, Interim President and CEO of
Chico's FAS. "This award acknowledges the tremendous contributions
she has made as a strategic business technologist to our company
and the apparel industry. We congratulate Ann on this well-deserved
honor."
At Chico's FAS, Ms. Joyce has launched numerous initiatives that
leverage technology and innovation to modernize, digitize and
personalize the customer experience across all Chico's FAS brands.
She has helped position the Company for omnichannel success by
working to strengthen and expand Chico's FAS's digital capabilities
to seamlessly deliver its Most Amazing Personal Service to
customers, no matter where or how they shop. Chico's FAS is
executing on this vision through initiatives like shared inventory,
virtual stylists, ship from store, and STYLECONNECTSM,
an enhanced platform that provides digitized clienteling tools,
such as curated or personalized lookbooks, social selling and
others.
"For more than 20 years, our CIO Hall of Fame has honored the
profound business impact and technology vision of the most
accomplished Chief Information Officers working today," said
Maryfran Johnson, IDG's Executive
Director of CIO Programs. "We are delighted this year to induct
another 20 world-class IT leaders whose career accomplishments
across multiple industries underscore the vital, influential role
CIOs play in shaping our digital future."
Ms. Joyce joined Chico's FAS in 2015, following a career
spanning multiple functions within the apparel industry, including
retail, wholesale, licensing, manufacturing and international
environments.
Prior to Chico's FAS, Ms. Joyce served as Senior Vice President
and Chief Information Officer at Aeropostale, Inc. During her
12-year tenure, Aeropostale was recognized as a Top Innovator by
Apparel Magazine and helped lead the industry in mobile payments.
Prior to Aeropostale, Ms. Joyce held various positions including
serving as Vice President of Global Applications at Polo
Ralph Lauren from 1996 until 2002.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Joyce held leadership positions in the
area of technology at Leslie Faye and Garan, Inc.
About Chico's FAS, Inc.
The Company, through its
brands – Chico's, White House Black Market, Soma and
TellTale™ is a leading omnichannel specialty retailer of
women's private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing,
intimates and complementary accessories.
As of February 2, 2019, the Company operated 1,418 stores
in the U.S. and Canada and sold
merchandise through 83 international franchise locations in
Mexico. The Company's merchandise
is also available at www.chicos.com, www.chicosofftherack.com,
www.whbm.com, www.soma.com and www.mytelltale.com as well as
through third party channels. For more detailed information on the
Company, please go to our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com.
The information on our corporate website is not, and shall not be
deemed to be, a part of this press release or incorporated into our
federal securities law filings.
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About the CIO Hall of Fame Awards:
The CIO Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to spotlight 12
outstanding IT leaders who had significantly contributed to and
profoundly influenced the IT discipline, the use of technology in
business and the advancement of the CIO role. Ten years later, in
2007, CIO inducted its second class of honorees into the CIO Hall
of Fame during CIO magazine's 20th anniversary celebration. CIO
continues to showcase this elite group of CIOs — now numbering 140
— during the CIO Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A list of all
inductees can be viewed here.
Media Contact:
Julie Lorigan
Vice President, Investor Relations, PR and Corporate
Communications
Chico's FAS, Inc.
(239) 346-4199
Julie.Lorigan@chicos.com
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