RH names chief real estate, manufacturing officers
RH has made new additions to its C-suite – including a familiar face.
The luxury furniture and design services retailer has announced that David Stanchak has returned to the company as chief real estate and transformation officer, a position he held from 2015-2021.
Over his 40-year career in the real estate industry, Stanchak has worked as a senior executive, investor, broker and attorney. He has had direct responsibility for opening more than 2,500 retail stores and deploying more than $2.5 billion of capital for some of the largest retailers in the United States, according to RH. Prior to joining the company in 2015, he spent seven years at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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“We are thrilled Dave is rejoining Team RH,” said Gary Friedman, RH chairman and CEO. “His leadership expanding our gallery platform globally, transforming our legacy stores into design galleries with integrated restaurants, wine and barista bars across North America, and pioneering sale–leaseback development projects contributed to the positioning of RH as the leading luxury home furnishings brand in North America.”
RH also named Veronica Schnitzius as president and chief manufacturing & sourcing officer. In the role, she will lead RH’s efforts to build a global manufacturing platform that combines owned and operated, joint-ventured, and outsourced manufacturing for the company’s core furniture business, which represents 80% of RH brand revenues.
Schnitzius joins RH after a 24-year career at American Leather, a leading U.S. brand and manufacturer of upholstered furniture, and a manufacturing partner of RH since 2014. She began her career at American Leather in 2002 and has led the company as its president since 2017.
“We are delighted to welcome Veronica to Team RH,” added Freidman. “She and her team at American Leather have been important partners of our brand for over a decade. We have witnessed and experienced the impact of her leadership and unmatched energy as both a manufacturing executive and a collaborative partner.”
Headquartered in Corte Madera, Calif., RH operates galleries and outlet stores across the United States, Canada and Europe.
