Brown Jordan International Announces Reorganization.POMPANO BEACH Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. , Fla. -- Brown Jordan International, Inc. ("BJI BJI Bemidji, MN, USA - Bemidji Municipal Airport (Airport Code) " or "Company"), the premier designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury outdoor and contract furnishings, announced today that it will be undergoing a Company-wide reorganization this week. The Company plans to reorganize the business to better align the corporate structure and resources with its customers' needs by market channel. Executive level realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. includes the following: Bill Echols has been named President Specialty Retail and Outdoor Contract Division. Chris Carmicle has been named President National Accounts and Direct Imports Division. Jim Pepping has been named Chairman Contract Division with Dave Biancofiore reporting to Pepping as the President Contract Division. Jerry Shilling has been named President of Wabash Valley The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. It is named for the Wabash River and spans the middle to the middle-lower portion of the river and is centered at Terre Haute, Indiana. The term Wabash Valley is frequently used in local media. . Each of these individuals will report directly to James R. Malone, Vice Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BJI. Functions such as operations, product development, purchasing, marketing and sales will now fall under each business unit under these individuals' leadership. Finance, IT and HR will remain as shared, corporate functions. Malone commented, "Over the past few months, we have been reevaluating the effectiveness of our business structure to ensure we are serving our customers to the best of our ability. The outcome is going to be a less centralized organization with less corporate structure, in which each business unit has financial and customer service accountability. I feel strongly that these changes will greatly improve the Company's efficiency and profitability, therefore benefiting our customers, suppliers and investors." About Brown Jordan International Brown Jordan International, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets retail and contract furnishings under the brand names Brown Jordan, Tommy Bahama Tommy Bahama is a licensed line of clothing that markets high-end tropical-themed wear amongst other clothing and household goods. The company sells these products through its own chain of retail outlets in Canada and the United States, and through other retailers. , Pompeii, Winston, Vineyard, Molla, Tradewinds, Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975, Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian Test cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues and Hampshire. He bowls right-arm fast medium deliveries. , Winston Woods, Casual Living, Southern Wood Products, Loewenstein, Charter, Lodging by Charter, Woodsmiths, Wabash Valley, Texacraft, and Tropic Craft. Brown Jordan International's corporate office is located in Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. with offices and manufacturing facilities located both domestically and internationally. Brown Jordan International, Inc. is an affiliate of Trivest Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, which is a leading provider of equity for middle market corporate acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth capital financings. Since its founding in 1981, Trivest has sponsored more than 115 acquisitions and recapitalizations, totaling approximately $2.0 billion in value. For more information, please visit http://www.trivest.com. |
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