Stein Mart elects directors

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Stein Mart reported that it has elected ten members of the company's board of directors at its annual meeting.

Re-elected for a one-year term were Jay Stein, chairman of the board, Stein Mart; Linda McFarland Farthing, president and ceo of Stein Mart; Alvin Carpenter, former vice chairman of CSX and lead director; Mitchell Legler, Esq, general counsel to the company; Richard Sisisky, president of The Shircliff and Sisisky Company; Martin Stein, Jr., chairman and ceo of Regency Centers; and John Williams, Jr., vice chairman of the board and former CEO of Stein Mart. Also elected to a one-year term following their mid-year appointments were: Ralph Alexander, managing director of Riverstone and former ceo of Innovene; Irwin Cohen, senior advisor with the Peter Solomon Company and former Global Managing Partner, Retail and Consumer Products Practice, Deloitte and Touche LLP; and Susan Falk, group president of Womenswear, Hartmarx.