Phoenix Footwear Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
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Phoenix Footwear Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Conference Call
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Phoenix Footwear Group Enters Into New $17 Million Revolving Credit Facility With Wells Fargo Bank
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DIRECTORS
| James R. Riedman |
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James R. Riedman has been on our board of directors since 1993 and has been Chairman of our board of directors since 1996. Mr. Riedman also served as Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to June 2004. Mr. Riedman is the former President of Riedman Corporation, a holding company that, until January 2000, included a commercial insurance agency that obtained property and casualty insurance coverage for us. Mr. Riedman is also a director of Harris Interactive Inc., a leading market research firm (NASDQ:HPOL). In fiscal 2000, Riedman Corporation sold its insurance business. |
| Cathy Taylor |
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Cathy B. Taylor was elected to our Board of Directors effective April 23, 2007 in connection with her appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Her affiliation with the Company started in August 2006 when she was retained as a consultant to the Company in connection with our Tommy Bahama and H.S. Trask product lines. Previously, Ms. Taylor served in a number of senior management positions including President and CEO of Wenger North America, the maker of the ‘Genuine Swiss Army Knife,’ and over 20 years in multiple positions with Cole Haan and Nike, Inc. While at Cole Haan, before and after its acquisition by Nike, she held a series of positions including Vice President of Retail, Executive Vice President, and President and CEO. In addition, Cathy held senior strategic roles with Nike, Inc., including responsibility for the rollout of the Nike Retail Division and Niketown. |
| Steven M. DePerrior |
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Steven M. DePerrior has been on our board of directors
since 1996. Since 1977, Mr. DePerrior has been employed
with the Burke Group, an employee benefits
administration and compensation consulting firm which
provides services to us, as a recordkeeper. From 1977
until its sale in 1997, Mr. DePerrior was a principal in
the Burke Group.
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| Gregory M. Harden |
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Gregory M. Harden has been on our board of directors
since 1996. For more than the past five years he has
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Harden Furniture Co., Inc., a furniture manufacturer in
McConnellsville, New York. Mr. Harden also serves on the
board of directors of Oneida, Ltd. (NYSE:OCQ). |
| John C. Kratzer |
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John C. Kratzer was elected to our board of directors in November 2003. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of JMI Realty, Inc., a vertically-integrated private real estate investment and development company based in San Diego, California, since 1998. Prior to that (from 1995 to 1997), he was founder and Chief Operating Officer of Homegate Hospitality, Inc., a publicly traded company that ultimately merged with Prime Hospitality (NYSE: PDQ), where he directed operations for the development and construction of hotel properties. |
| Wilhelm Pfander |
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Wilhelm Pfander leads our development of footwear and
outsourcing activities. He has been a director of our
company since April 2000 and Senior Vice President --
Sourcing and Development since February 2000. For more
than five years prior to that, he was Vice President --
Manufacturing and Product Development at Penobscot Shoe
Company. |
| Frederick R. Port |
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Frederick R. Port was elected to our board of directors
in May of 2004. Mr. Port mentors startup and maturing
companies, global and domestic, with emphasis on
strategy, transition management, acquisition and
integration, and executive organization and recruiting
and since 2000 has acted as a private consultant in that
area. From 1995 to 2000, he served as a director of
Callaway Golf (NYSE:ELY) and as President of Callaway
Golf International. Prior to that (from 1993 to 1995) he
was Managing Director of Korn/Ferry International and
President (from 1987 to 1992) of the Owl Companies, a
private multiple-industry holding company. |
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