Gymboree names former Levi Strauss exec as COO

San Francisco -- The Gymboree Corporation has appointed former Levi Strauss & Co. executive Joelle Maher as the company's new COO.



At Levi Strauss & Co., Maher was most recently executive VP, president global retail, and prior to that senior VP of Americas multichannel retail, and VP, planning, allocation, stores, store operations and outlet.



She also held executive leadership positions at Lucky Brand Jeans, Old Navy and Macy's East.