Anna Currence was CEO of Kitchen Bazaar from 1993 to 1995,
June 1, 1998. SEC record 5-35814, Accession 950133-98-2177. before she was recruited to the President and COO spot at ailing

Crown Books Crown Books was a bookseller headquartered in Prince George's County, Maryland, with a Largo post office address. It was founded in the Washington, D.C., metro area by Robert Haft in 1977. Crown Books (retail) is of no relation to Crown Books ...

in 1997.Reath, Viki
New Chief Booked to Preside at Crown
The Washington Times, December 1997. Accessed February 27, 2008 She assumed Crown's CEO position on January 12, 1998.
Washington Business Journal, February 2, 1998. Accessed February 27, 2008. She was instrumental in the bankruptcy-emergence of the book retailer, though she left Crown in October 1998, just 1 month before it emerged from Chapter 11. After Crown Books, Ms Currence became an executive recruiter with

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

-based Brooke Chase Associates Inc.Brooke Chase Associates Announces new Executive Recruiter
''Brooke Chase Associates Press Release'', July 8, 2005 Previous to her executive positions, Currence worked for

Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble Booksellers is an American bookseller. It is a Fortune 1000 company and the bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States. As of July 7, 2020, the company operates 614 retail stores across all 50 U. ...

from 1973 to 1990, playing an instrumental role in their move from small-format stores to the superstore concept.

References

Additional Sources

Crown Books - Employment Agreement Re: Anna L. Currence
January 12, 1998
"Crown Books Files Consensual Plan of Reorganization"
''Crown Books Press Release'', July 1, 1999
Crown Books Plan of Reorganization is Confirmed
''Crown Books Press Release'', October 7, 1999
Crown Books files Chapter 11, unit closings inevitable
Discount Store News, July 27, 1998 Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American retail chief executives American women chief executives American chief operating officers 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesswomen {{US-CEO-stub