Lillian Vernon Names VP of Merchandising

Lina LoRusso has been promoted to senior vice president of merchandising at Lillian Vernon Corp., Rye, NY.

LoRusso will oversee the company’s merchants and will be responsible for product development and corporate buying. Her department develops and designs new products for the Lillian Vernon catalogs and the company’s Web site (http://www.lillianvernon.com).

The specialty retailer markets gift, household, kitchen, garden, Christmas and children’s products and has nine catalogs.