Jones Apparel Group names CEO of branded businesses

NEW YORK Jones Apparel Group has announced the appointment of Richard Dickson to the position of president and CEO of the branded businesses of Jones Apparel Group, effective Feb. 8. Concurrent with this appointment, Wesley Card's title will change from president and CEO to CEO. Dickson will report directly to Card and will be responsible for management of the company's wholesale and retail businesses worldwide.

Most recently, Dickson was general manager and SVP Barbie for Mattel. Prior to that, he served as SVP marketing, media and entertainment worldwide for Mattel Brands, where he was responsible for driving the growth of Mattel Brands outside of the toy aisle.  Prior to joining Mattel in 2000, Dickson had spent more than 10 years at Bloomingdales in a variety of positions before launching Gloss.com, an e-commerce beauty Web site he helped build.