Sharper Image hires new CEO

Sharper Image hires new CEO    Specialty retailer Sharper Image Monday said it hired direct marketing veteran Steven A. Lightman as its new president and chief executive officer.
   The struggling San Francisco-based firm has suffered a sales slump that has lasted for more than two years.
   Lightman will take over on April 9. He will also join Sharper Image’s board of directors.
   Interim CEO Jerry Levin, who assumed the job six months ago after Sharper Image Corp. ousted founder Richard Thalheimer, will remain chairman.