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American Greetings Names Thomas H. Johnston as President, Carlton Cards Retail, Inc.
Johnston comes to American Greetings with 32 years of management, marketing and retail experience. Most recently, he was managing director of Gruppo, Levey & Co., an investment bank specializing in the direct marketing industry. Johnston also held various leadership positions at Hallmark Cards, Inc., including president of Hallmark Brands, USA. In this role, he was responsible for marketing, merchandising, product development, research, sales and retail. Johnston also served as Hallmark's corporate vice president of Specialty Products, group vice president of Corporate Development and Strategy, and president of Hallmark's worldwide trading company. "We are happy to have someone with Tom's depth and breadth of experience in consumer marketing and retail operations on our team," said President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Weiss. "He will be a tremendous resource to us, not only in leading our retail operations, but also in contributing to the development of the Corporation's longer-term strategy." About American Greetings Corporation American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of social expression products. Along with greeting cards, its product lines include gift wrap, party goods, reading glasses, candles, stationery, calendars, educational products, ornaments and electronic greetings. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual net sales of approximately $2 billion. For more information on the Corporation, visit http:// corporate.americangreetings.com.
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