George Tattersfield has been named director of merchandising for Ingram Book Group. The position has been vacant since Dave Blomsterberg left in May.

Tattersfield, who will start September 8, has been with the Borders Group since 1990 and most recently served as associate director of merchandising—"a perfect prerequisite to his new position at Ingram," said Kelley Maier, senior v-p of product management and marketing for Ingram. At Ingram, Tattersfield will be responsible for strategic planning, purchasing and inventory management in the product management department.