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William F. Duffy was named executive vice president of distribution and logistics for Barnes & Noble Inc. in February 2002. He is responsible for the operations of our Jamesburg New Jersey distribution center and our Reno Nevada facility. His mandate is to evolve our distribution network to new levels of efficiency and excellence with regard to the fulfillment of retail-store orders and the connections to our fulfillment systems at Barnes & Noble.com.
Mr. Duffy returned to Barnes & Noble Inc. after serving for four years as vice president of operations at Barnes & Noble.com. His leadership skills and resourcefulness greatly contributed to Barnes & Noble.com’s growth and success.He not only managed a rapidly growing operation in a highly competitive environment but also delivered an increasing level of quality service. Today Barnes & Noble.com delivers more titles faster than any other online bookseller in good part due to the staff and systems that Mr. Duffy put in place. Prior to his position at Barnes & Noble.com he was vice president and general manager of our mail-order catalog and before that was vice president finance at Barnes & Noble Inc. His prior experience included three years at Jamesway as vice president of finance.
William Duffy holds a B. S. degree in accounting from Villanova University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He lives with his wife and four children in New Jersey. | 