Edmond (Ed) Thomas is an American businessman in the

retail industry Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...

and currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of

Tillys Tillys (originally known as World of Jeans and Tops and Tilly's) is an American retail clothing company that sells an assortment of branded apparel, accessories, shoes, and more. Tillys is headquartered and operated from Irvine, California. His ...

Career

Previously, Thomas served as President and Chief Operating Officer of

Wet Seal Wet Seal is an American fast fashion retailer, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The retailer specializes in selling clothing and accessories. The company was founded in Newport Beach, California, by Lorne Huycke in 1962 as "Lorne's". Th ...

, a retailer of trendy apparel to teen-aged women, from 1992 to 2000. He became President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of

in September 2005 to October 2007. Thomas also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of

from October 2007 to January 2011, and as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of

from September 2014 to August 2015. He was also a partner of KarpReilly, a private investment firm focused on small to mid-size growth companies, from February 2011 to August 2014.

Education

Thomas graduated from

Xaverian Brothers High School , motto_translation = To bear witness to the truth in brotherhood , accreditation = New England Association of Schools and Colleges , rival = St. John's Prep , mascot = Hawk , mascot image = , sports ...

Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,266 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. History Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of Dedham, originally called 'West De ...

in 1971. He then received his bachelor's of science degree in accounting from

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...

in 1975.

References

External links

Tilly's profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Edmond American retail chief executives Living people Xaverian Brothers High School alumni Villanova University alumni 1954 births