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Gilbert Named Wet Seal’s Stores EVP

The Wet Seal Inc. named retail veteran Lesli Gilbert as its executive vice president for stores and operations, said John Goodman, chief executive officer for Wet Seal.

“Lesli will take responsibility for leading our field organization and store teams, inspiring the vision and values of our Wet Seal and Arden B brands in stores and driving consistent execution,” Goodman said in a statement on June 10.

Gilbert replaces Barbara Cook, who resigned in February. Gilbert recently served as senior vice president of stores at The Talbots Inc. She also led sales, marketing, training and customer service for T-Mobile US Inc. and Gap Inc.

Wet Seal operates 464 stores for its Wet Seal division and 62 stores in its Arden B division.