LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock icons
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, announced today that they
have appointed Michael Greenberg,
president of SKECHERS USA, Inc.,
to the board of directors of their rapidly expanding restaurant
company, Rock & Brews.
Rock & Brews was co-founded by Simmons and Stanley along
with restauranteur Michael Zislis
and concert industry veterans Dave and Dell
Furano and currently has 12 family-friendly restaurants in
the United States and Mexico with three additional locations set to
open by January 2016. Having recently
completed a rollup forming Rock & Brews Holdings, LLC, the
company, founded in 2012, expects to surpass $70 million in revenues in 2016 with plans for 30
percent growth annually for the foreseeable future.
"Greenberg has the entrepreneurial spirit, business savvy,
enthusiasm and social consciousness to help Rock & Brews expand
strategically and intelligently," said Simmons and Stanley in a
joint statement. "He is a visionary and we are proud to have
the opportunity to tap his genius."
Greenberg is a 30-year veteran and a distinguished visionary in
the footwear industry. He co-founded SKECHERS with his father
Robert Greenberg in 1992, and has
served as president since its inception. He previously held
senior positions with LA Gear.
In just 23 years with SKECHERS, Greenberg has taken an idea and
turned it into an international success story. The company,
recognized worldwide for both its high performance athletic shoes
and trendy lifestyle footwear, experienced meteoric growth and
currently sells product in more than 120 countries with annual
sales in excess of $2.3
billion. As a result of numerous license agreements,
SKECHERS also offers branded apparel, bags, watches, eyewear and
additional merchandise.
"From day one, SKECHERS focused on product development,
compelling marketing and an aggressive growth strategy and we found
the winning combination that propelled our brand and filled a niche
in the industry that appealed to a broad consumer audience," said
Greenberg. "Rock & Brews is a unique brand that appeals to a
multi-generational audience and I am excited to be a part of their
board of directors and a part of their growth."
It is not only Greenberg's success with SKECHERS that appealed
to Rock & Brews. A consummate entrepreneur with a magic touch,
he has also been instrumental in the successful expansion of a
notable Southern California-based
pizza company, and was one of the co-founders of the luxury
boutique hotel brand Shade Hotels. The flagship Shade Hotel
in Manhattan Beach, Calif., has
been named the #6 reason to visit Los
Angeles by Conde Nast Traveler, one of the top 25
"trendiest hotels" by Trip Advisor, and one of the top 10
boutique hotels in Southern
California in USA
Today.
Rock & Brews has captured a significant amount of restaurant
industry attention and, working with multi-unit franchise partners,
the brand is expanding with three distinct concepts into
communities, airports and arenas. Only two years after the
first restaurant opened, Nation's Restaurant News named Rock
& Brews as one of the 10 cutting edge restaurant concepts set
to redefine foodservice on its 2014 list of "Breakout Brands" and,
most recently, the magazine included the brand among the "Next 20"
restaurant chains poised to join the Top 200 in the industry.
Restaurant Business Magazine also recognized Rock &
Brews as one of the "Future 50" fastest-growing small chains in
America in its June 2015
issue.
About Rock & Brews
Rock & Brews is a
one-of-a-kind, rock-inspired restaurant and entertainment concept
designed to engage people of all ages with quality comfort food and
local favorites, a broad selection of craft and international
beers, and an energized environment that is reminiscent of being at
a family-friendly music event. Founded by rock icons
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, along with partners,
restaurateur Michael Zislis and
concert industry veterans Dave and Dell
Furano, the first Rock & Brews opened near Los Angeles International Airport in
Southern California in April of
2012. Each location boasts a backstage environment showcasing
a "Great Wall of Rock," iconic rock art, concert trusses and
lighting and multiple flat screens sharing some of the greatest
rock concert moments of all time. Most offer a play area for
kids and many are dog friendly. For more information, please
visit www.rockandbrews.com.
About SKECHERS USA,
Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc.
(NYSE:SKX), based in Manhattan Beach,
California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of
lifestyle footwear for men, women and children, as well as
performance footwear for men and women. Skechers footwear is
available in the United States and
over 120 countries and territories worldwide via department and
specialty stores, more than 1,050 Skechers retail stores, and the
Company's e-commerce website. The Company manages its international
business through a network of global distributors, joint venture
partners in Asia, and 12
wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan
and throughout Europe. For more
information, please visit skechers.com and follow us on Facebook
(facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).
Contact: Terry Wills
Wills Communications, Inc.
310-376-6600 or twills@willscom.com
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