ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, February 11, 1995                   TAG: 9502130028
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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BRENDLE'S NAMES PRESIDENT, CEO

Brendle's Inc., Elkin, N.C.-based retailer, said Friday that Joseph McLeish Jr. will replace Douglas D. Brendle as president and chief executive officer. McLeish, 47, currently is president of the Merchandisers Association Inc., a Charlotte, N.C., cooperative of independent retailers. Brendle is retiring after 44 years with the company.

- Associated Press



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