Developer of comfort footwear for around the home, R.G. Barry Corporation, the Dearfoams Company, has named footwear executive Thomas Konecki as senior vice president Sales and Business Development.

In his new position, Mr Konecki will direct the company's efforts to extend the franchises of its existing brands, develop new products and enter new channels of distribution.

Mr Konecki is the former president of the H.S. Trask & Co. division and a corporate vice president of the Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. He also has held senior executive positions at the Born Division of H.H. Brown, Work'n Gear/Casual Male Inc. and G.H. Bass.