
	Mr. Michael Scarpa has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Children&#39;s Place Retail Stores, Inc., effective April 24, 2013. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Scarpa has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company since November 2012. Mr. Scarpa has more than 30 years of financial and operational management experience. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of The Talbots, Inc. from December 2008 to August 2012, with responsibility for finance, treasury, planning and allocation, supply chain, information technology and corporate strategy. Previously, Mr. Scarpa spent 25 years with Liz Claiborne, Inc. where he held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. He began his career in financial positions with Maidenform, Inc. and Krementz and Company. Mr. Scarpa earned his BS and MBA degrees from Rutgers University, and is a CPA.
