Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Names Virginia Kent to Its Board of Directors
19 11월 2010 - 9:30PM
Business Wire
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), the interactive
retailer of customized stuffed animals, announced today that
Virginia H. (Ginger) Kent has been appointed to the Company’s board
of directors, effective immediately.
Kent, 56, will serve on the board’s Audit Committee and
Compensation Committee. With Kent’s appointment, the Build-A-Bear
Workshop® board will have eight members, seven of whom, including
Kent, are deemed independent by the Board under New York Stock
Exchange rules and other applicable regulations.
Ms. Kent was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Reflect.com from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that she served in a
variety of positions at Hasbro Corporation, most recently as
President of the $1 billion U.S. Toy Group. She currently serves as
an independent consultant. She began her career at Procter &
Gamble and then joined Kenner toys which was eventually acquired by
Hasbro.
Since 1999, Ms Kent has served as a member of the Timberland
Company Board of Directors She serves as a member of the Audit,
Governance and Nominating, and Corporate Social Responsibility
Committees. She formerly chaired the Management and Development and
Compensation Committee (2001-2004) and the Governance and
Nominating Committee (2005-2008).
“We are very fortunate to have Ginger join our Board. She brings
enormous expertise in the successful development of global toy
brands at both Hasbro and Kenner Toys as well as experience in
creating a leading online brand at Reflect.com. She is an active
and engaged member of the Timberland Company board and she will add
greatly to our knowledge and experience base,” said Maxine Clark,
founder, chairman and chief executive bear.
Ginger has her MBA degree from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, Michigan and her undergraduate degree from Wellesley
College, Wellesley, Massachusetts where she graduated with a double
major in mathematics and economics.
About Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is the only global company that
offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed animal
retail-entertainment experience. The company currently operates
more than 400 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores worldwide, including
company-owned stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Ireland and France, and franchise stores in Europe, Asia,
Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and Mexico. Founded in St.
Louis in 1997, Build-A-Bear Workshop is the leader in interactive
retail. Brands include make-your-own Major League Baseball® mascot
in-stadium locations, and Build-A-Dino® stores. Build-A-Bear
Workshop extends its in-store interactive experience online with
its award winning virtual world Web site at buildabearville.com®.
The company was named to the 2009 and 2010 FORTUNE 100 Best
Companies to Work For® lists. Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW)
posted total revenue of $394.4 million in fiscal 2009. For more
information, call 888.560.BEAR (2327) or visit the company's
award-winning Web site at buildabear.com®.
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