Sears Holdings names jewelry head

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. Sears Holdings announced that Michelle Pearlman has joined Sears Holdings as senior vp and president of jewelry.

Pearlman was most recently with Ann Taylor Stores, where she served as evp of ATC Direct, leading the Internet sales division,including AnnTaylor.com and AnnTaylorLOFT.com. She joined Ann Taylor in 2004 after five years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as an associate principal where she managed turnaround and growth strategies with numerous retail clients and prior to that, spent seven years with Procter & Gamble where she held brand management and customer business development roles.