Sport Chalet names chief merchant

LOS ANGELES Sport Chalet has appointed Tom Tennyson to the newly created position of evp, chief merchandising officer. Tennyson will be responsible for all merchandising and marketing initiatives as well as in-store merchandise presentation for Sport Chalet. He will report directly to Craig Levra, chairman and ceo.

"We are very pleased to have Tom join Sport Chalet in this newly created position," stated Levra. "Throughout his career, Tom has proven his ability to successfully lead merchandising and marketing teams for a variety of retailers. We expect Tom's expertise and knowledge will enable us to further develop our key merchandising initiatives as we continue to elevate and enhance the customer's shopping experience."

Most recently, Tennyson served as senior vp, general merchandising manager at Mervyns Department Stores, where he was involved with merchandising and marketing as well as logistics and systems. Prior to that, he served as vp, divisional merchandise manager at Galyan's Trading Company and also worked with Dick's Sporting Goods after it acquired Galyan's.