PITTSFIELD, Mass., Aug. 29 -- Mark Scott, KB Toys' Executive Vice President, has announced the appointment of Stuart Lighton to Senior Vice President of Stores for KB Toys, the nation's largest combined mall based and online specialty toy retailer.
Prior to joining KB Toys, Lighton was most recently Regional Vice President / Director of Stores for Gart Sports in Los Angeles, California. Prior to that, he held senior management positions with B.U.M. Equipment, Gucci, Frost Brothers/Torie Steele Group and I.Magnin/Federated.
"Stuart is very talented and customer-focused," said Mark Scott, Executive Vice President for KB Toys. "He brings excellent leadership to our store organization with a wealth of experience in the retail industry."
A native of Woodland Hills, California, Lighton earned his Bachelor of Science in Marketing at Woodbury University in Los Angeles, California. He and his family will be relocating to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
KB Toys is the nation's largest combined mall-based and online specialty toy retailer, operating more than 1,300 stores in all 50 states, the American Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. KB Toys operates retail stores under the names KB Toys(R), KB Toy Works(R), KB Toy Outlet(TM), Toy Liquidators(R), KB Toy Express(R) and offers online shopping through KBtoys.com(TM) (http://www.kbtoys.com) and eToys(R) (http://www.etoys.com). KB Holdings, Inc., the parent corporation, is a privately held company headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
