Knoxville, Tenn. — Stand Out For Good, Inc., parent company of popular women’s fashion brand Altar’d State and recently announced new contemporary home brand, welcomes Sean Connelly as chief operating officer and Mark Dvorak as chief design officer for the new home concept.
Connelly and Dvorak have more than 50 years of combined experience in the fashion retail and home furnishings industries, specifically handling product development and curation, inventory management and team growth for a variety of well-known brands.
Connelly most recently served as chief operating officer at luxury furniture brand Serena & Lily. He also previously managed the entire furniture category for Restoration Hardware.
Before joining Stand Out For Good, Inc., Dvorak served as senior vice president of product development and curation at Restoration Hardware for more than a decade. Previously, Dvorak served as senior vice president of global store design for Gap Inc., where he designed the babyGap and Old Navy prototypes. He also designed worldwide stores for Ralph Lauren based in New York.
“We are pleased to welcome Sean and Mark to the Stand Out For Good, Inc. family as we continue our exciting growth in the contemporary lifestyle space,” says Aaron Walters, chairman and CEO of Stand Out For Good, Inc. “Their vast experience, leadership and extensive knowledge of the luxury home furnishings business are key to building a successful new home brand. We have an outstanding team in place.”
Connelly and Dvorak join brand president Tana Ward in the Stand Out For Good, Inc. San Francisco office.
Stand Out For Good, Inc. represents 128 Altar’d State stores, 36 Arula boutiques, eight Vow’d boutiques and five Tullabee boutiques in 39 states.
SOURCE: Stand Out For Good, Inc.