Lippincott & Margulies Hires Design Specialist Randall Stone, Promotes West Coast Brand Strategist Eric Granof
New York, January 7, 2002
Lippincott & Margulies, the leading identity and brand strategy consulting firm, today announced the appointment of partner Randall Stone to the firm's retail design practice in New York and the promotion of Eric Granof to partner in Los Angeles.
Stone, an award-winning architectural and design specialist was most recently senior environmental design director at Interbrand in New York where he was responsible for environmental and retail brand strategy. Earlier, he was a senior project manager at Boston-based Elkus/Manfredi Architects. Stone has also worked at architectural firms in Philadelphia, PA and Cambridge, MA.
"Randall's talent and vision will further strengthen our retail design offering, which is one of the fastest-growing areas of our business today," said Ken Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of Lippincott & Margulies.
Stone is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ralph T. Sollit Award from the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. in architecture and building design from Columbia University.
Separately, Lippincott & Margulies has promoted Los Angeles-based Eric Granof to partner. Since joining the firm in 1999, Granof has spearheaded the firm's business development efforts on the West Coast. He has also managed a variety of brand strategy and positioning engagements in the hospitality, automotive and healthcare industries. Granof holds a B.S. in environmental sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Irvine.
"In his three years at Lippincott & Margulies, Eric has been instrumental to the expansion of our business on the West Coast. I am pleased to welcome him as a partner," commented Roberts.
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