Converse appoints New Senior Vice President, Marketing.NORTH READING, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 19, 1996--Converse Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) A list of information security exposures and vulnerabilities sponsored by US-CERT and maintained by the MITRE Corporation. ) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Glenn N. Rupp announced today the appointment of James E. Solomon, 41, as the Company's new Senior Vice President, Marketing. Mr. Rupp stated "Jim brings extensive worldwide marketing and business experience to his new position as Senior Vice President, Marketing as well as a strong background in the athletic footwear industry." Mr. Solomon's athletic footwear background includes: Avia Athletic Footwear, Portland, OR, as Vice President, Marketing from 1985-1988; Kangaroos Kangaroos Slang term for Australian stocks, it refers mostly to the stocks on the All Ordinaries index, which is composed of 280 of the most active Australian companies. Notes: , USA, St. Louis, MO, as Executive Vice President/General Manager from 1989-1990; and New Balance Athletic Shoes An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe. Originally known as sporting apparel, today they are known as casual footwear. , Boston, MA, as Group Product Manager from 1981-1983. Prior to his Converse appointment, Mr. Solomon worked for Lenox Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ, a subsidiary of Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY for six years in a number of senior positions including President and COO of the Dansk International Design, Gorham and Kirk-Stieff divisions. "Converse is fortunate to have someone with the premiere marketing talent and business acumen of Jim Solomon leading our worldwide marketing and business strategies," Mr. Rupp stated. "I believe that with the addition of Jim to the team, Converse will regain a leadership position in the industry." Mr. Solomon said, "I have competed with Converse over the years and believe the company has excellent worldwide brand recognition and great potential to move forward quickly. I'm delighted to be joining Converse and to be back in the athletic footwear industry." Mr. Solomon received his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1978 and his BA in Economics in 1976 from Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. , Hartford, CT. He will be relocating to the Boston area. Converse Inc., the largest U.S. manufacturer of athletic shoes, is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality athletic and leisure footwear and is a licenser of sports apparel and accessories that are distributed worldwide through over 9,000 athletic specialty, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , department and shoe stores. CONTACT: Morgen-Walke Associates Investor Contact: Christine DiSanto/Caroline Babbitt 212/850-5600 or Media Contact: Ellen Pulda, 508/664-7522 Morgen-Walke Associates Stacy Berns, 212/850-5600 KEYHWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RETAIL MANAGEMENT CHANGES REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 212-752-9600 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or |
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