Crabtree appoints execs
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Woodstock, Conn.-based specialty retailer Crabtree & Evelyn names Stephen Bestwick company president and Rick Ruffolo executive vice president of global brand marketing and innovation, according to May 21 announcement. Bestwick has been with Crabtree for 20 years and as acting president guided the firm through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Ruffolo was previously chief marketing, brand and innovation officer at the Yankee Candle Company. Crabtree emerged from Chapter 11 in January and restructured its U.S. operations