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For the Week of April 12th

Chippenhook announces executive appointments; Meyda Tiffany celebrating its 30th anniversary; Nina Monastero named Entrepreneur of the Year

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20 years ago

April 12, 2004

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Management Changes:

Chippenhook (Flower Mound, Texas, designer of visual merchandising, p-o-p displays, store fixturing and packaging) has named D. Ford Keith cfo and David Bradshaw vp, business development.

Business Briefs:

Meyda Tiffany (Yorkville, N.Y., designer and manufacturer of Tiffany lamps and decorative lighting) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company's product line includes reproductions of designs by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Frank Lloyd Wright and others.

TACO Metals Inc. (Miami manufacturer of railing components, specialty glass hardware and extrusions) upgraded its web site, www.tacometals.com, to include a detailed catalog of its products.

Associations:

Shop.org (Washington, D.C., online division of the National Retail Federation) has elected four new retail members to its board of directors: Matt Corey, The Bombay Co. Inc.; Elaine Rubin, 1-800-flowers.com Inc.; Ken Seiff, Bluefly Inc.; and Sam Taylor, Lands' End Inc. Also joining the board as associate members are: Patti Freeman Evans, JupiterResearch, and Brett Hurt, Coremetrics Inc.

The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (Toronto professional group) announces the following representatives on its board of management: Linda Boorman, Linda Boorman Interiors, president; Joe Pettipas, HOK Canada, past-president; Brian Schindler, Total Environmental Planning, secretary; Gary Hewson, Global Group of Cos., president-elect; Andrew Gallici, Watt IDG, vp, finance; and Anne Carlyle, Carlyle Design Associates, vp, programs. Also, Deborah Rutherford and Dan Crichton, both of HOK Canada, have assumed director positions.

Awards:

New England Women in Real Estate (Boston organization promoting the advancement of women in commercial real estate) has named Nina Monastero its 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year. Monastero is founder of Monastero & Associates Inc., a Cambridge, Mass., design firm specializing in retail, restaurants and corporate interiors.

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