SPRINGFIELD, Mass.,
June 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- American Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ Global
Select: AOBC), one of the world's leading providers of firearms and
quality products for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor
enthusiast, today announced the creation of its new Logistics &
Customer Service Division. Lewis
Hornsby has been hired to serve as President of the newly
created division. Hornsby joins American Outdoor Brands from
Vista Outdoor Inc., a publicly traded designer, manufacturer, and
marketer of outdoor sports and recreation products, where he was
Senior Director and Vice President of Global Distribution,
Transportation, and Logistics.
The Logistics & Customer Service Division will be located in
American Outdoor Brands' new national distribution center,
currently under development, in the Columbia area of Boone County,
Missouri. The company announced its plans in March of this
year to break ground on the new 500,000 sq. ft. facility during
2017.
James Debney, American Outdoor
Brands Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer, said,
"The Logistics & Customer Service organization is a newly
created strategic division that will support future growth for all
of our American Outdoor Brands. The development of our
distribution center in Missouri is
well underway. Due to be completed in 2018, the facility will serve
as our Logistics & Customer Service business. I am
pleased to announce the arrival of Lewis
Hornsby to lead this business. Lewis is a highly
accomplished professional with extensive operational and strategic
leadership experience in distribution, transportation, and
logistics functions. His work has spanned a number of
consumer and outdoor product companies with global reach, including
Vista Outdoor, Exel/DHL, Con-Agra Foods, and Kraft Foods. His
expertise will be instrumental in helping build our new Logistics
& Customer Service organization into a world class business
that supports our growing customer base and our diverse portfolio
of products."
Hornsby joined Vista Outdoor in 2016 when Action Sports, a
division of BRG Sports, Inc., was acquired by Vista. At Vista
Outdoor he oversaw global distribution and a large logistics and
fulfillment organization. At BRG Sports / Easton Bell Sports he served as Vice President
of Global Distribution, overseeing logistics,
transportation, and customs compliance for the global athletic
performance and equipment manufacturer. Previously, Hornsby
was Senior Director of Carrier & Capacity Management with
Exel/DHL; a Senior Director of Transportation/Distribution and
Operations-Procurement for Con-Agra Foods; and Director of
Transportation/Distribution and Operations for Kraft Foods. Hornsby
earned his B.S. in Business Management from the University of South Carolina.
About American Outdoor Brands Corporation
American
Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: AOBC) is a
provider of quality products for shooting, hunting, and rugged
outdoor enthusiasts in the global consumer and professional
markets. The Company reports two segments: Firearms and Outdoor
Products & Accessories. Firearms manufactures handgun and
long gun products sold under the Smith & Wesson®,
M&P®, and Thompson/Center Arms™ brands as well as
provides forging, machining, and precision plastic injection
molding services. Outdoor Products & Accessories provides
shooting, hunting, and outdoor accessories, including reloading,
gunsmithing, and gun cleaning supplies, tree saws, vault
accessories, knives, laser sighting systems, tactical lighting
products, and survival and camping equipment. Brands in Outdoor
Products & Accessories include Smith & Wesson®,
M&P®, Thompson/Center Arms™, Crimson
Trace®, Caldwell® Shooting Supplies,
Wheeler® Engineering, Tipton® Gun Cleaning Supplies,
Frankford Arsenal® Reloading Tools, Lockdown®
Vault Accessories, Hooyman® Premium Tree Saws, BOG
POD®, Golden
Rod® Moisture Control, Schrade®, Old
Timer®, Uncle Henry®, UST®, and
Imperial™. For more information on American Outdoor Brands
Corporation, call (844) 363-5386 or log on to
www.aob.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements contained in
this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements
under federal securities laws, and we intend that such
forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created
thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, among
others, our vision to be the leading provider of quality products
for the shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiast and our
belief that Hornsby's successful track record of leading
distribution, transportation and logistics functions at other
companies makes him the ideal leader to establish and grow our new
Logistics & Customer Service Division. We caution that
these statements are qualified by important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by
such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among
others, the demand for our products; the costs and ultimate
conclusion of certain legal matters; the state of the U.S. economy
in general and the firearm industry in particular; general economic
conditions and consumer spending patterns; the potential for
increased regulation of firearms and firearm-related products;
speculation surrounding fears of terrorism and crime; our growth
opportunities; our anticipated growth; our ability to increase
demand for our products in various markets, including consumer, law
enforcement, and military channels, domestically and
internationally; the position of our hunting products in the
consumer discretionary marketplace and distribution channel; our
penetration rates in new and existing markets; our strategies; our
ability to introduce new products; the success of new products; our
ability to expand our markets; our ability to integrate acquired
businesses in a successful manner; the general growth of our
outdoor products and accessories business; the potential for
cancellation of orders from our backlog; and other risks detailed
from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.
Contact: Liz Sharp, VP
Investor Relations
American Outdoor Brands Corporation
(413) 747-6284
lsharp@aob.com
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