Retail design veteran Bryan Gailey has joined Fitch (Columbus, Ohio) as creative director leading the international design firm’s New York studio creative team.
Gailey joins Fitch after six years at Callison (Seattle), where he most recently served as associate principal. He has also been a vp at Calvin Klein, principal at FRCH Design Worldwide (Cincinnati) and executive designer at Walker Group (New York).
“Bryan's extensive fashion and apparel experience compliments our New York studio's history in department stores, near luxury and luxury retail design,” said Fitch’s Mike Bills, managing partner, the Americas.
Fitch also named Mark Miller as studio director, to lead one of the creative teams in the Columbus studio, the firm’s North American headquarters. Miller, most recently director of marketing and communications for The Longaberger Co. (Newark, Ohio), will lead the creative team, focusing on strategic growth, developing new business opportunities and strengthening existing client relationships. Miller’s project experience includes work with Goodyear, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Pepsi, Sony, and Motorola.
“With Mark’s leadership experience, knowledge of strategic branding and a profound understanding of the retail industry, we are delighted to have [him] join the Fitch team to advance our continued growth.” said managing director David Hogrefe.