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Richard T. O’Connell Jr. Talbots senior vice president legal and real estate is responsible for the Company’s real estate holdings the execution of its store expansion plan and all legal affairs of the Company. He also acts as secretary to the Company’s board of directors. His duties include responsibility for both the Company’s domestic and international expansion programs.
Dick joined Talbots in 1988 as vice president legal and real estate and was appointed to his current position in 1989. Prior to joining Talbots he served as vice president group counsel of the specialty retailing group at General Mills Inc. based in New York New York.
His prior experience includes over ten years with specialty retailer Melville Corporation based in Rye New York where he was assistant general counsel and vice president of real estate. He has also served as assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. a consumer and industrial products manufacturer based in Trumbull Connecticut.
He is a trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
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