• Chain Store Age, Monday, November 14, 2011 9:43 AM

Crate and Barrel says CEO Barbara Turf, who is retiring in the spring, will be succeeded by current company COO Sascha Bopp, effective April. Current CB2 director Marta Calle will become president in charge of merchandising and marketing, and will report to Bopp.

Turf, who has been with the company for over 40 years, played an integral role in the growth of the company, including spearheading the launch of the company's CB2 brand in 2000 and introducing children's retailer, The Land of Nod, to the Crate and Barrel family of brands in 2001. Crate and Barrel is privately held by the Otto Group of Hamburg, Germany.

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