Jane Robertson Promoted to EVP of Marketing for Dallas Market Center
Dallas, TX – Dallas Market Center, the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource, announced Jane R. Robertson has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing. Robertson will continue to lead the marketing department including communications, special events, retail development and international development. As an EVP, Robertson will join the Dallas Market Center Executive Committee. “Over the past five years Jane has been instrumental in many of the most important company initiatives including the successful launch of FashionCenterDallas, marketing initiatives including the new ‘You Can’t Miss Red’ brand campaign, and the development and introduction of our custom publications,” said Cindy Morris, COO, Dallas Market Center.
Robertson has had retail in her blood since the beginning of her career at Max Factor & Company. Over the years she has spent time at Sanger Harris, part of Foley’s Department Stores, and the Dallas Galleria, where she was director of marketing and public relations and played a role in bringing the first Nordstrom to the Southwest. In the late 80s, she spent two years at Dallas Market Center as vice president of advertising and research before her time at the Galleria. Robertson returned to the market center in 2003 and has since held several positions within the marketing department most recently as senior vice president of marketing.
A graduate of Texas Tech University, Robertson completed her senior certified marketing director accreditation in 1995 and Fairchild/LeMaster Media Training in 1992. She has served on the Susan G. Komen Foundation National Board, the Dallas Board of the National Kidney Foundation, and Fashion Group International’s local board. Currently, she volunteers her time with the Family Place on the Partner’s Card Retail Advisory Board.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 84 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center Web site is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.
