Nashville, Tenn. — Kirkland’s board member and former long-time CEO, Robert E. Alderson, passed away in November 2016. Alderson had been a director of Kirkland’s since 1986 and served as the company’s CEO two separate times between 2001 and 2015.
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Prairie Du Sac, Wis. — Joseph Koss, who has been chief financial officer for Culver Franchising System Inc. (CFSI) since 2000, will become president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2017. Koss will succeed Phil Keiser, who passed away on October 15, 2016.
Burlington, Ontario (Canada) — IKEA Canada has named Sue Coulet as the new IKEA Halifax store manager. Having held a variety of senior management roles in Atlantic Canada over the past two decades, including leading the expansion of two national retail chains in the region, Coulet brings to IKEA a deep understanding of the local marketplace.
Wyomissing, Pa. — Egan Sign, a leader in national sign management and corporate rebranding, has promoted Zach Nagle to senior project manager and Susan Weaver to senior project coordinator. In addition, Egan Sign is actively recruiting an additional graphic designer and project coordinator.
Spokane, Wash. — Ecova, a leading energy and sustainability management company, has been selected by Kona Grill Inc. to provide waste expense management strategy and utility expense data management for the American grill and sushi bar chain’s more than 43 restaurants in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Los Angeles — AEG, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment presenters, along with Regal, one of the largest and most geographically diverse theater circuits in the United States, and Barco, the global leader in digital cinema, recently converted all auditoriums at Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center to 100% laser projection.