Eva Walsh Named VP of Business Development for Dallas Market Center
DALLAS – February 2, 2012 – Dallas Market Center (DMC) today announced that Eva Walsh has been named vice president of business development, a new position within the DMC leasing division. In this position, Walsh will head the company’s retail sales force for specialty and major stores, as well as create new business opportunities for the Market Center.
“Eva possesses an inspiring tenacity and passion for our industry,” said Robbin Wells, executive vice president of leasing, Dallas Market Center. “Her innovative ideas will be integral in the continued growth of our business strategy. We are very pleased to have her back on board.”
Walsh holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing from Texas A&M University. She first joined the Dallas Market Center team in 1989 as director of marketing and was promoted to director of leasing in the bridge and women's apparel industries. She left DMC in 2003 and relocated to California with her family where she consulted for various companies including DMC on the development of FashionCenterDallas®.
Along with her husband of 23 years, Doug, and their four children, Walsh resides in Argyle, Texas.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.
“Eva possesses an inspiring tenacity and passion for our industry,” said Robbin Wells, executive vice president of leasing, Dallas Market Center. “Her innovative ideas will be integral in the continued growth of our business strategy. We are very pleased to have her back on board.”
Walsh holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing from Texas A&M University. She first joined the Dallas Market Center team in 1989 as director of marketing and was promoted to director of leasing in the bridge and women's apparel industries. She left DMC in 2003 and relocated to California with her family where she consulted for various companies including DMC on the development of FashionCenterDallas®.
Along with her husband of 23 years, Doug, and their four children, Walsh resides in Argyle, Texas.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.