Iconix Brand Group Announces New Board Members
October 19 2006 - 1:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Peter Cuneo and Mark Friedman to Join Board of Directors NEW YORK,
Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iconix Brand Group, Inc.,
(NASDAQ:ICON) (the "Company") announced today that Peter Cuneo and
Mark Friedman have joined its Board of Directors. Peter Cuneo is
currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
(NYSE) after having served as Marvel's President and CEO for 3 1/2
years until 2003. Marvel licenses its 5000 characters including
Spider-Man(R), the Incredible Hulk(R) and X-Men(R) through more
than 500 agreements with strategic partners in categories including
motion pictures, television, toys, video games, apparel and theme
parks. Mr. Cuneo is also Chairman of Cuneo & Co. LLC, a private
investment firm. He previously served on the Board of Directors of
Waterpik (NYSE) as Chairman of the Audit Committee prior to the
sale of the company earlier this year. Mr. Cuneo also serves as
Vice Chairman of the Alfred University Board of Trustees. He has
successfully held senior management positions at global consumer
products companies such as Remington, Black & Decker and
Clairol. Mr. Cuneo earned a B.S. degree from Alfred University and
received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mark Friedman is
Managing Partner of Trilea Partners LLC, an investment and
consulting firm in New York. Previously, he was First Vice
President, Equity Research at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Mr.
Friedman was with Merrill Lynch for 10 years and most recently
oversaw the U.S. equity research retail team covering more than 80
stocks. He specialized in analyzing and evaluating specialty
retailers concentrating on the apparel, accessory and home good
segments including Abercrombie, Coach, Gap, Tiffany and
Williams-Sonoma. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Friedman was at Lehman
Brothers and Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he analyzed and
evaluated companies in the advertising agency, apparel, footwear
and retail industries. Mr. Friedman was consistently ranked on the
Institutional Investor All-America Research Team as one of the top-
rated sector analysts and holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A.
from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Neil Cole,
Chairman and CEO of Iconix, stated, "Mr. Cuneo and Mr. Friedman
bring diverse expertise and a history of leadership to Iconix. As
Iconix grows, it is important that our Board's capacities support
our expansion strategy. We are thrilled to have Mr. Cuneo and Mr.
Friedman join our Board of Directors." Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ICON) owns, licenses and markets a growing portfolio of
consumer brands including CANDIE'S(R), BONGO(R), BADGLEY
MISCHKA(R), JOE BOXER(R), RAMPAGE(R), MUDD(R) and LONDON FOG(R).
The Company has also signed a definitive agreement to purchase the
MOSSIMO(R) brand, which is pending shareholder approval. The
Company licenses its brands, which touch every major segment of
retail distribution from the luxury market to the mass market, to a
network of leading retailers and manufacturers. Iconix, through its
in-house advertising agency, advertises and markets its brands to
continually increase consumer awareness and loyalty. Contact: Tara
Taff Public Relations Manager 212-819-2066 DATASOURCE: Iconix Brand
Group, Inc. CONTACT: Tara Taff, Public Relations Manager, Iconix
Brand Group, Inc., +1-212-819-2066 Web site:
http://iconixbrand.com/
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