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PEOPLE SALOON SALON: Tommy Guns owner Russell Manley used fixtures from an apothecary to give his salons an old-time feel. BUSINESS The global amount employers spent last year on talentmanagement software Source: Gartner $3.8B EXECUTIVE MOVES Goldman Sachs Group Inc.: Harvey M. Schwartz, 48, was promoted to chief financial officer at the financial services company. He was previously co-head of the firm’s sales and trading division. Tishman Construction Corp.: Daniel P. McQuade, 53, was promoted to chief executive of the construction subsidiary of AECOM. He was previously regional president of New England and the West. Hachette Book Group: Michael Pietsch, 55, joined the publisher as chief executive. He was previously executive vice president of Hachette and publisher at Little Brown and Co. Genesis Media: Mark Yackanich, 36, joined the video advertising solutions company as chief executive. He was previously chief executive of MegaPhone Labs. Andrew Reis, 37, was appointed chairman of the board. He is also a co-founder of the company. Random House Inc.: Barbara Marcus, 61, joined the publishing company as president and publisher of its children’s books division. She was previously a private consultant and strategic innovations adviser. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.: Michael Kim, 40, joined the financial services company as chief investment officer of its wealth management business. He was previously associate director for private equities and distressed credit strategies at Willett Advisors. Onswipe: Jared Hand, 37, joined the publishing technology company as chief revenue officer, a newly created position. He was previously vice president of sales at Jumptap. Rich Bloom, 39, joined as chief operating officer, a newly created position. He was previously vice president, video, at AOL. Thrillist Media Group: Keith Blanchard, 46, joined the media company as chief content officer, a newly created position. He was previously chief content officer at Story Worldwide. Gene Newman, 39, joined as general manager of Thrillist.com, a newly created position. He was previously digital editorial director at Maxim. Maxim: Dan Bova, 38, was promoted to chief content officer of the magazine. He was previously editor in chief. Kellwood Co.: Rebecca Damavandi, 40, joins the apparel manufacturer and marketing company as group president of global business development. She was previously an independent global apparel consultant. Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra: Andrew Siskin, 48, was promoted to director, GOTHAM GIGS Tommy Guns salon rides the men’s groom boom ‘Guys want a lot more than a $40 in-and-out dry haircut’ Call it the Don Draper effect. Ten years ago, most guys would have balked at paying $75 for a haircut. But thanks to Mad Men, and popular retailers like J.Crew launching their own men’s stores, gents are paying a lot more attention to how they look. ¶ “Guys want a lot more than a $40 in-and-out dry haircut,” said Russell Manley, who moved his hair salon, Tommy Guns, to the Lower East Side in 2008 after founding his business in London in 1994. ¶ The men’s grooming industry generated $964 million in U.S. department-store sales last year, an 11% rise over 2010. ¶ The trend is paying off handsomely for the 45-year-old Mr. Manley, whose salons have a barbershop feel. Today, 40% of the clients are male, and his company typically generates $1.5 million in annual sales. ¶ The company is doing well enough to expand. Last year, he scooted into Williamsburg, Brooklyn, while retail rents were Don Draper’s hair apparent still reasonable and opened a second salon. The 1,200-square-foot shop boasts nine hairdresser chairs, with three to be added by the end of the year. Mr. Manley is in talks with a well-known beauty company to manufacture a line of Tommy Guns-branded products, like hair tonics, pomades and shampoos, in mid-2013. ¶ “People don’t feel intimidated when they go into a traditional barbershop—there’s something about it that puts them at ease, and it’s proved popular for us,” said Mr. Manley. ¶ The Englishman got his start in the early 1980s by practicing on his friends, doling out the styles of the era before landing an apprenticeship at a small shop in his home county of Kent in 1984. “I just picked up the clippers and had a go,” he said. “But it got to the point where I realized I should actually learn how to do it rather than just attacking my friends.” —adrianne pasquarelli See EXECUTIVE MOVES on Page 8 September 24, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 7 http://www.Thrillist.com

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