Pier 1 Imports, Inc. announced that Deborah Rieger-Paganis will assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Her appointment follows Nancy Walsh's departure from the Company. Ms. Rieger-Paganis is employed as a managing director at global consulting firm AlixPartners.

She has more than thirty years of experience leading and improving retail companies' finance organizations and business operations, including 17 years at AlixPartners. The company also announced that Darla D. Ramirez, Vice President and Controller of the Company's operating subsidiaries and the Company's Principal Accounting Officer, was appointed Interim Principal Financial Officer.