Conyngham resigns as design director at Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch design director Chrissy Conyngham has resigned after almost 20 years with the children’s clothing chain, saying she wants to seek new opportunities.

Conyngham will leave in six months, giving the retailer time to find a replacement. She stepped down from the board at the annual meeting in November, having helped steer the company from a small business to a multinational company.

“She has been a key factor in developing the business from its small beginnings to being the multi-national brand it is today,” said chief executive Neil Cowie, in a statement. “There is a huge amount of experience and capability right across the team so we are confident that design process will not be disrupted during the transition period.”

Shares of Pumpkin Patch fell 1.1 percent to 88 cents and have surged about 39 percent this year. they traded as high as $3.70 in July 2007.

BusinessDesk.co.nz

Comments from our readers

Add your comment:

Your name:
Your email:	Not displayed to the public
Comment:
Comments to Sharechat go through an approval process. Comments which are defamatory, abusive or in some way deemed inappropriate will not be approved. It is allowable to use some form of non-de-plume for your name, however we recommend real email addresses are used. Comments from free email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc may not be approved.

Anti-spam verification:

Type the text you see in the image into the field below. You are asked to do this in order to verify that this enquiry is not being performed by an automated process.

Related News:

Pumpkin Patch turned to a profit in 2013; focus on repaying debt amid challenging conditions
Pumpkin Patch's Di Humphries appointed new chief executive
Former Glassons boss Di Humphries seen as strong contender for top Pumpkin Patch job
ACC takes advantage of beat-up Pumpkin Patch shares to lift stake to 9.2 percent
Pumpkin Patch becomes second retailer in month to cite Australian rivalry hurting profit
Pumpkin Patch turns to 1H profit after year-earlier reorganisation costs; sales fall
Pumpkin Patch wary of Christmas trading as retailers keep discounting
Pumpkin Patch FY earnings slide 20 percent, meets guidance
Pumpkin Patch says annual profit to beat estimates; stock jumps 11 percent
Pumpkin Patch adds Briscoe boss Rod Duke to board