Chico's names new board member

FORT MYERS, Fla. Chico's FAS announced that it has appointed Stephen Watson to its board of directors, effective Nov. 18, increasing the total number of board seats to nine. Watson was also appointed to the board's audit committee and compensation and benefits committee.

From 1973 through 1996, Mr. Watson held various executive officer positions with Dayton Hudson Corp., including chairman and CEO of Dayton Hudson Department Stores Co. and president of Dayton Hudson Corp..  From 1997 until his retirement in 2002, he was president and CEO of Gander Mountain Company.