City of Industry, CA — Hot Topic, Inc. has added two new executives: Don Hendricks as chief information officer and Jeff Allison as senior vice president of planning and allocation.
City of Industry, CA — Hot Topic, Inc. has added two new executives: Don Hendricks as chief information officer and Jeff Allison as senior vice president of planning and allocation.
Hendricks will lead all information technology for Hot Topic, Inc. Prior to joining Hot Topic, he was the chief information officer at Gymboree Corporation where he led many successful major systems implementations. In addition to his IT responsibilities, Hendricks was also responsible for distribution and logistics.
Allison will lead the merchandise planning and allocation teams for both the Hot Topic and Torrid brands. He most recently served as SVP, planning and allocation for Chico’s FAS Inc. Prior to Chico’s, Allison served for 10 years in several senior executive roles in merchandising, planning and allocation and finance at JCPenney. Allison also held various financial positions at the Limited, Inc. from 1990 to 2000.
Both Hendricks and Allison will report to CEO Lisa Harper.
Hot Topic, Inc. is a mall- and web-based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid brands.