Trevor Shimpfky is the nervous sort.
Despite a résumé that features Ermenegildo Zegna, Hugo Boss and Robert Talbott, he admits that meeting Paulette Garafalo, president and chief executive officer of Paul Stuart, for the primary time was a bit nerve wracking.
“I knew of Paulette through my profession but had never met her,” he said.
Despite his jitters, they hit it off and she or he hired him 4 years ago because the vice chairman of omnichannel for the Recent York-based specialty store.
Last July, Shimpfky was Garafalo’s handpicked successor to take over her position when she transitioned to executive chairman.
In his first interview since being named CEO, Shimpfky was almost giddy with excitement concerning the opportunities for the retailer that was founded in...
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