As a part of a management expansion, JC Penney has hired a core member of Apple's retail design staff, Benjamin Fay, as its new executive VP of real estate, store design and development. The press release contains a statement from JCP CEO Ron Johnson, who was long the head of Apple's retail division until he left last November. "Ben is an incredibly creative professional with extraordinary leadership skills. Having worked with him over the last 12 years, I am delighted to see Ben step into this new role at jcp," the quote reads. "His design influence has made the Ap
