DALLAS, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tuesday Morning Corporation today promoted Stephanie Bowman, 45, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Ms. Bowman has over 20 years of financial experience, and for the past two years served as Vice President of Finance for Tuesday Morning. Previously, she served as Vice President of Finance for Summit Global Partners, which was acquired by USI Holdings, Inc. of Dallas, a publicly traded insurance brokerage firm.
"Stephanie has an extensive knowledge of financial management and because of her current position with Tuesday Morning, understands the Company's systems, personnel, and culture. She is positioned to hit the ground running," stated Michael Marchetti, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer.
In addition to her primary duties in the area of corporate finance management, Ms. Bowman will play an important role in the company's investor relations program and will oversee treasury, corporate tax, and human resources.
Prior to her role at Summit Global Partners/USI, Ms. Bowman held finance positions at several retailers based in the DFW area, as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ms. Bowman is a Certified Public Accountant and a native of Fort Worth, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She will report to Michael Marchetti, Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Bowman succeeds Mr. Marchetti, who has served as Acting Chief Financial Officer for Tuesday Morning since January 15, 2008.
About Tuesday Morning
Tuesday Morning is a leading closeout retailer of upscale, decorative home accessories, housewares and famous-maker gifts in the United States. The Company opened its first store in 1974 and currently operates 831 stores in 47 states. Tuesday Morning is nationally known for bringing its more than 9.0 million loyal customers a unique treasure hunt of high-end, first quality, brand name merchandise...never seconds or irregulars...at prices well below those of department and specialty stores and catalogues.
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Reference is hereby made to "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Company's Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended December 31, 2007 for examples of risks, uncertainties and events that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and events also include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties regarding our ability to open stores in new and existing markets and operate these stores on a profitable basis; conditions affecting consumer spending; inclement weather; changes in our merchandise mix; timing and type of sales events, promotional activities and other advertising; increased or new competition; loss or departure of one or more members of our senior management, as well as experienced buying and management personnel; an increase in the cost or a disruption in the flow of our products; seasonal and quarterly fluctuations; fluctuations in our comparable store results; our ability to operate information systems and implement new technologies effectively; our ability to generate strong cash flows from our operations; our ability to maintain internal control over financial reporting; and our ability to anticipate and respond in a timely manner to changing consumer demands and preferences. The forward-looking statements made in this press release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no obligations to update our forward-looking statements to reflect events and circumstances after the date on which the statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
