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Stride Rite Corp. Chief Executive and Chairman James Eskridge resigned from the maker of Keds and other shoes due to strategic disagreements with the board. A former executive of Mattel Inc., Eskridge joined Stride Rite in November. A Stride Rite official declined to elaborate on the nature of the disagreements.

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Williams-Sonoma Inc. said it tapped John Tate, chief financial officer at Dole Food Co., as chief financial officer. Tate succeeds Dennis Chantland, who is retiring, and will report to Chairman Howard Lester.

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