Barbeques Galore Appoints Seasoned Retailer as CEO of U.S. Operations.Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 Barbeques Galore Barbeques Galore is an Australian chain of retail stores specializing in barbecue grills that also has a large presence in the United States. There are 84 stores in covering all of Australia, and 75+ stores in 10 American states. Limited (Nasdaq:BBQZ) today announced the appointment of Michael Lindblad as chief executive officer of Barbeques Galore USA, effective September 15, 2003. He will be responsible for all aspects of U.S. retail operations, with all senior U.S. operating executives reporting directly to him. Lindblad, 49, succeeds Sydney Selati, who will continue in a full-time capacity with the company as chairman of its U.S. board of directors. Selati will focus on corporate matters and be responsible for providing Lindblad support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for property, treasury, product development and distribution. Lindblad will join Barbeques Galore USA with a wealth of retail experience, most recently as regional vice president, Midwest and Western regions, for Bloomingdale's Department Stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , where he planned and directed the retailer's expansion into the West Coast. He previously served in various divisions of The May Department Stores The May Department Stores Company was a department store chain founded in 1877 by David May in Leadville, Colorado. Its headquarters moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1905, and the company went public in 1911. Company, including regional vice president - Robinson's-May division, and senior vice president of stores and visual merchandising Visual merchandising is creating visual displays and arranging merchandise assortments within a store to improve the layout and presentation and to increase traffic and sales. - L.S. Ayres division. "We are extremely pleased that Michael will be joining Barbeques Galore USA as the chief executive officer," said Sam Linz, Executive Chairman. "Michael brings tremendous retail expertise and insight to the company, with an outstanding track record of profitable operations. We expect he will be a positive force in developing and implementing our growth strategies in the U.S., and we look forward to his contributions." Lindblad earned a bachelor's degree at Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. in Bloomington. Barbeques Galore is the leading chain of specialty retail stores devoted to sales of barbecues, backyard accents, fireside products and related accessories. The company now owns and operates 63 stores in the U.S. and 36 stores in Australia. In addition, it has 9 franchised stores in the U.S. and 49 licensed stores in Australia. Through its U.S. e-commerce Web site, www.bbqgalore.com, the company sells an extensive line of barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. and fireside products and related accessories. This press release contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Such statements include, but are not limited to the success of the company's growth strategies in the U.S. and other "Risk Factors" as mentioned in the company's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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