Gary Sims, Renowned Global Consumer Products Expert, Joins Naples Soap Company as Advisor
June 20 2024 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
- Sims to drive expansion of Naples Soap Company’s wholesale
business
- Part of the original team that led Tommy Hilfiger brand into
billion-dollar-plus sales
- Launched, led, and advised successful premium brands,
operations, and transactions for companies including Callaway Golf
Apparel, Edwin Jeans, Johnnie-O and more
Naples Soap Company, Inc. (OTCQB: NASO), (“the Company”), a
pioneering health and wellness brand that offers high-quality skin
and hair care products throughout the United States, today
announced the appointment of Gary Sims as an Advisor with a focus
on building out Naples Soap Company’s portfolio of personal care
and wellness brands with a focus on establishing and growing
wholesale distribution channels.
Mr. Sims has led global consumer product companies and advised
private equity firms in the areas of strategic planning, branding,
product development, supply chain, merchandising, sales,
organizational development, licensing, retail, and global event
management. Encompassing over thirty years of experience, Mr. Sims
initially specialized in the areas of wholesale and retail apparel
and accessories and was part of the original team that drove the
growth of the Tommy Hilfiger brand into the billion-dollar-plus
range. He was President of Ashworth, where he also led the
successful launch of Callaway Golf Apparel. Since 2013, Mr. Sims
has been the Founder & CEO of International Brands Group, a
brand management company, with general partnerships in a portfolio
of brands and licenses in fashion, sport, digital marketing,
hospitality, and wellness. Mr. Sims has also launched and or led
successful operations and transactions of several premium brands,
including J Lindeberg, William Rast, Robert Graham, Edwin Jeans,
and Volition America. He is a Folds of Honor Wingman, where he
supports the charity in its mission to provide scholarships to the
spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military.
Gary Sims commented, “Naples Soap Company has the customer
passion and loyalty, the retail appeal, product quality, and
management team to become a major national and international
selfcare brand. I’m so pleased to join the Company as an Advisor
and to help guide their trajectory to accelerated growth through
omnichannel distribution of their expanding portfolio of brands and
products.”
“We are thrilled to have Gary as an Advisor. His interest in
joining us is a testament to the value and future potential of
Naples Soap Company. Having been part of building brands like Tommy
Hilfiger into billions of dollars in revenue and advised private
equity firms in retail, the expertise Gary brings to us is
catalytic,” stated Naples Soap Company CEO, Deanna Wallin.
For more information about Naples Soap Company and their
products, visit www.naplessoap.com.
About Naples Soap Company, Inc.
Founded in 2009 by Deanna Wallin, Naples Soap Company is a
supplier of more than 400 bath, body and personal care products.
Products are sold at the Company’s 13 retail locations in Florida.
Naples Soap Company products are sold online from the Company’s
website at www.naplessoap.com, through other DTC
(direct-to-consumer) channels such as Amazon.com and in more than
300 boutiques, spas and stores throughout the United States via the
Company’s wholesale division. For more information about Naples
Soap Company, visit ir.naplessoap.com.
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be available on acceptable terms or at all, market prices,
competition, risks inherent in the development and launch of
potential products and in new market segments, risks relating to
the establishment and maintenance of relationships with athletes,
celebrities and influencers, and general economic, market or
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results or developments may differ materially from those projected
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Company’s management on the date the statements are made. Except as
required by applicable securities laws, Naples Soap Company
undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements
in the event that management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or
other factors, should change.
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Deanna Wallin, CEO & Founder, Naples Soap Company, (239)
325-8263, investorrelations@naplessoap.com