$2.4 billion AnnTaylor Stores Corp. has elected Michelle Gass to its board of directors. She will also join the compensation committee.

Gass currently serves as executive vice president of marketing and category at Starbucks Coffee Company. In this role, she oversees the company's beverage, food, coffee and merchandise categories, future innovation pipeline, and overall brand and marketing efforts. She has held numerous marketing leadership positions during her twelve-year tenure with Starbucks and also served in a recent assignment as senior vice president of global strategy.

Prior to Starbucks, Gass was with Procter & Gamble Co., from 1990 to 1996, in various marketing and product management roles.

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