BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.5B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Mervyns LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a family-friendly promotional neighborhood department store offering trend-right fashions and home decor for the entire family at affordable prices. Mervyns has a well-earned reputation for its extensive selection of national and private-label fashions and housewares. Mervyns delivers the right balance of style, quality and value for families. We do this by focusing our merchandise all in one convenient, easy to shop location so that it's just what you want in your closet and home, allowing you more time to get to what really matters to you: your family. Our goal is to satisfy our customers' expectations better than the competition by offering great assortments, great brands and excellent service all at a good price.
President and CEO
John A. GoodmanNumber of Employees 25,000
Contact Information
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores): 452111
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John A. Goodman | President and CEO |
| Chuck Kurth | Executive Vice President, Cfo and Cao |
| David Robson | Interim Chief Financial Officer |
| John D Corpus | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
| Michael Wallen | Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer |
| John Serino | Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Bob Crosslin | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Michelle Belasco | Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Susan Mesec | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Mike Shenk | Vice President, Merchandise Planning |
| Vicente Rodriguez | Director of Mervyns Hispanic Initiative |
| Brian Morrow | Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager |
| Colleen Lanese | Manager |
| Dana Allison | Manager |
| Gary Schettino | Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager |
| Amanda Riley | Assistant General Counsel |
| Chuck Kirth | |
| Ed Beck | |
| Evelia Davis | |
| Jesse Romero | |
| Kari Heerdt | Human Resources Executive |
| Scott Schultze | |
| Vanessa J Castagna |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | President and CEO | Current |
| John A. Goodman | Board of Directors | Current |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | Member, Company’S Worldwide Leadership Team | Current |
| John A. Goodman | Member | Current |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | President.S. Dockers Brand | Former |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | General Manager, U.S. Dockers Brand | Former |
| University of Maryland | J.D. | Former |
| University of Maryland | Bachelor’S Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's, LLC | Chief Financial Officer & Interim President & CEO | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Executive Vice President, Cfo and Cao | Current |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer | Former |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Vice President, Controller | Former |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree In Accounting and Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Interim Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, Controller | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Vice President | Current |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Principal Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | Principal Accounting Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Agistics, Inc | Vice President of Enterprise Sales | Current |
| Groundswell | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Vice President of Information Technology | Former |
| Groundswell | Co-Founder | Former |
| Agistics, Inc | Co-Founder | Former |
| The Visage | Former | |
| San Diego State University | Bachelor of Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Guess?, Inc. | President | Former |
| Quinnipiac University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
John Serino joined Mervyns as executive vice president, operations in June 2006. In this role, Serino oversees stores, store operations, store environment and design, distribution, loss prevention, real estate, and property development. Serino joined Mervyns from Coastal Treats Corporation, a family-owned business where he was president. Prior to that, Serino served as chief operating officer for After Hours Formalwear, a division of David's Bridal. Previous to that, he held several senior executive management positions with Wilsons Leather. Serino was responsible for the development of Wilsons' Leather Outlet concept, as well as Wilsons' entry into the travel business both large growth platforms for the company. Serino also served in various senior management roles with Auto Palace, Marshalls department stores, and Brookstone. He began his career as a district manager with Lerner Stores. Serino studied psychology at Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Executive Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's, LLC | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Food Lion, LLC | Vice President, Distribution | Former |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Director of Fleet Services | Former |
| Southland Corporation | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| May Department Stores | Former | |
| The Ohio State University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Vice President, Merchandise Planning | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Divisional Merchandise Manager | Current |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Director of Mervyns Hispanic Initiative | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager | Current |
| Guess?, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Miami University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Assistant General Counsel | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Board of Directors | Current |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Former | |
| Duke Law School | Juris Doctorate | Former |
| Claremont McKenna College | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's, LLC | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current | |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Chairman of Board | Current |
| The Pacific Lumber Company | Vice President | Former |
| Mervyn's, LLC | General Counsel | Former |
| The Pacific Lumber Company | Secretory | Former |
| Pillsbury | Former | |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Secretary | Former |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Board Member | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Juris Doctorate | Former |
| Yale College | Bachelor’S Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Precision Pharma | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Human Resources Executive | Current |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Senior Vice President of Human Resources | Former |
| Hewitt Associates LLC | senior consultant | Former |
| Mount Holyoke College | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current | |
| Limited Brands, Inc. | chief financial officer | Former |
| Portland State University | bachelor's degree in accounting | Former |
Vanessa J. Castagna joined Cerberus Capital Management in April 2005 as a full-time senior member of the Cerberus operations team and currently serves in the role of executive chairwoman of Mervyns' board of directors. In this position, Vanessa is responsible for the overall growth and direction of the Cerberus retail portfolio companies. Vanessa is also involved with other Cerberus investment opportunities. Prior to joining Cerberus, Castagna served as chairman and chief executive officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet from July 2002 to December 2004. At that time, JCPenney encompassed 1040 department store locations, including its catalog and e-commerce businesses, with total annual sales of $18.4 billion. She served as the Company's president and chief operating officer in 2001, after joining the Company in 1999 as chief operating officer leading a new centralized business format. Prior to that, Castagna was with Wal-Mart from 1994 to 1999. She served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager, where her responsibilities included all women's and children's apparel, intimates, accessories, and home decor. She also established a product and brand development department for the 2,400 domestic store locations. Castagna has worked with several leading retail companies in various senior level merchandising positions, including senior vice president and general merchandise manager with Marshall's stores, a division of TJX Companies, and vice president of merchandising at Target Stores, a division of Target Corporation. Castagna began her retail career in 1972 with Lazarus, a division of Federated Department Stores, where she rose from management trainee to senior vice president and general merchandise manager. In addition to serving as the chair of Mervyns' board of directors, Castagna currently serves on the board of directors for Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc. Vanessa has also served as a member of the advisory board of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, the National Minority Supplier Development Council, and as chair of the Women's Leadership Council of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Castagna is actively involved with her alma mater, Purdue University, and was a keynote speaker at Purdue's 2005 "Women in Academia: Institutional Change to Enhance Success" conference, and participates in Purdue's Old Master's program. Passionate about creating value, building teams and making a positive difference in the companies she works with, Castagna is also dedicated to volunteer work with organizations that impact children's lives for the better. An active fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network and the NYU Medical Center's Rusk Institute, Vanessa's current philanthropic involvement also includes the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and support of the American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, March of Dimes and the United Way through various Mervyns' initiatives. Castagna has been instrumental in the expansion of Mervyns' award-winning program, ChildSpreeSM, which has donated more than $18 million in shopping sprees and served over 180,000 underprivileged children since 1992. Castagna was honored as an industry leader by the Young Menswear Association (YMA) as a 2006 AMY award recipient in recognition of her outstanding support of educational opportunities for young individuals studying for careers in the apparel industry. Vanessa has been listed as one of Fortune Magazine's "The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business" for four consecutive years, as well as two years on Forbes Magazine's "The 100 Most Powerful Women" list. Castagna received her bachelor's of science degree in psychology and speech communication from Purdue University. She resides in Dallas, Texas, and Naples, Florida.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mervyn's, LLC | Full, Time Senior Member of the Cerberus Operations Team | Current |
| Southern Methodist University | Member | Current |
| American Cancer Society, Inc. | Current | |
| Mervyn's California Department Stores | Current | |
| The American National Red Cross | Current | |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Chairman of Board | Current |
| Mervyn's, LLC | President and Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Target Corporation | Vice President | Former |
| Target Stores | Vice President | Former |
| The Young Menswear Association | Industry Leader | Former |
| J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | Former | |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | Former | |
| Fortune Magazine | Former | |
| Children's Miracle Network | Former | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Former | |
| NYU Medical Center | Former | |
| Mervyn's, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Purdue University | Master's Program. | Former |
| Purdue University | Bachelor's of Science Degree In Psychology and | Former |
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