Sharper Image names new operations vp

SAN FRANCISCO Sharper Image announced that Joyce Maruniak has joined the company as senior vp of operations. Reporting to Maruniak will be the customer service, distribution and quality control departments.

“The Sharper Image is very fortunate to have someone with Joyce’s supply chain strategy, operations, quality management and business process design background as part of the company,” said Steven Lightman, ceo. “Throughout her career, she has focused on enhancing and improving the supply chain process, from vendor to customer, and we expect that Joyce will have an immediate positive impact in multiple areas of the company.” 

Most recently, Maruniak had been the vp of supply chain solutions for Best Buy in Minneapolis, Minn., for the past five years. While at Best Buy, she was instrumental in leading strategy development and implementation for the redesign of that company’s product fulfillment capabilities. Prior to Best Buy, Maruniak was vp of North American supply chain and corporate director of global supply at Sola International from 1999 to 2002, where she successfully consolidated national distribution centers and improved both inventory management and service levels.