Wilsons Leather CEO moves to Wet Seal
Joel N Waller, the CEO of Wilsons Leather - who had already announced his resignation - has been appointed as CEO at Wet Seal Inc., effective
With more than 27 years of retail experience, Waller most recently served as chairman and chief executive officer of Wilsons Leather. Prior to Wilsons Leather, Waller spent eight years in senior executive positions, including those of senior vice president, general merchandise manager and divisional merchandise manager for Bermans the Leather Experts.
“Joel brings a great deal of experience in the retail industry and has recently successfully achieved a restructuring at Wilsons Leather," said chairman of The Wet Seal, Inc. Henry Winterstern. "He has the necessary mix of management skills and retail knowledge to help us restructure our business and return the company to profitability."
Waller succeeds Joseph Deckop, who has been interim chief executive officer of The Wet Seal, Inc. since November of this year. Deckop will continue with the company in his prior role.
