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Leon's Furniture Limited Executive Management Changes
TORONTO , Sept. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Leon's Furniture Limited announces the resignation of Vi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Leon's Furniture Limited announces the\n resignation of Vi Konkle as President of The Brick Ltd., effective\n September 27, 2013. Ms. Konkle has served as President of the Brick\n since 2012. Leon's wishes to thank Vi for her contribution to The Brick\n and Leon's during her tenure. We wish her well in her future\n endeavours.\n\n\nLeon's is also pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Caldwell as\n President of The Brick Ltd. Jim brings a wealth of experience in the\n retail industry including his recent position as Senior Vice President\n of Operations for The Brick. Previously Jim served in several senior\n positions with Walmart Canada. We have worked closely with Jim since\n Leon's acquisition of the Brick at the end of March and we look forward\n to the skill and professionalism his stewardship will bring to The\n Brick.\n\n\nAbout Leon's \n\n\nLeon's was founded in 1909 and is one of Canada's best-known home\n furnishings retailers offering great value on household furniture,\n mattresses, appliances and home electronics. Leon's has 80 stores in\n Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,\n Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island under the\n banners Leon's Furniture and Appliance Canada.\n\n\nAbout The Brick\n\n\nThe Brick, which opened its first store in Edmonton, Alberta in 1971,\n has grown over the last 40 years to become one of Canada's leading\n retailers of household furniture, mattresses, appliances and home\n electronics. The Brick has 228 stores in British Columbia, Alberta,\n Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova\n Scotia, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories and Yukon operating\n under The Brick, United Furniture Warehouse, The Brick Mattress Store\n and Urban Brick banners. In addition, through its corporate sales\n division and Midnorthern Appliances division, The Brick services the\n subdivision, condominium, hospitality, and high-rise builder market.\n\n\n\nSOURCE Leon's Furniture Limited\n\n\n\n Terrence T. Leon President and Chief Executive Officer Leon's Furniture Limited Tel: (416) 243-4073 Copyright CNW Group 2013","length":3533,"tagName":"div"}]