BNET Industries
Market Cap:$324.5K
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.4M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
With a newly appointed management team dedicated to building market share for our current line of award winning educational toy brands, APII will work to strengthen our presence in the educational toy and childrena s segment while strategically transforming the company from a one segment consumer product toy company (see existing Action Toys Inc.) to a global holding company, that builds profitability and shareholder value in established and growth stage consumer product companies. Through a range of strategic, operational, and management as well as capital resources, our business expertise and strategic leadership will help to accelerate growth, build long term value and enable business transformation for each of our subsidiary companies and its proprietary consumer brands. APII believes that we can generate unique untapped opportunity by maximizing our existing relationships with over 2400 doors through our secured and unique multi-level channels of distribution. Our products award winning toy products are sold into over 1.5 million households annually and we have develop a strong consumer acceptance over the years that allows for additional household penetration with brand extensions and new development. Today, in our 30th year, APII has reshaped itself to strengthen our eight core quality consumer toy brands: Curiosity Kits ; I Dig Excavation Adventures ; Play & Store ; Space Voyagers ; Kidz Workshop ; Climb@Tron ; and Woodkits . ...
Chairman & CEO
Neil SwartzNumber of Employees 29
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing: 339932
Recent Events
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Latest Toxic Toy Recalls: Children's Art Easels
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Latest Toxic Toy Recalls: Purses, Pen Cases, Wooden Toys and More
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Latest Toxic Toy Recalls: Masks and Pendants
News & Analysis
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The Actions of Action Products International Inc. - A Continual Progressive Update.
M2 PRESSWIRE-13 December 2006-www.streetinvesting.com: The Actions of Action Products International Inc. - A Continual Progressive UpdateC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13122006 Streetinvesting.com is the author of this release. This release is a result of our current concentration on Action Products International ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Lawrence H. Bernstein | President |
| Richard Malagodi | President & COO, Action Toys & Crafts Division |
| Robert Burrows | Chief Financial Officer |
| Bill Bordegon | Vice President, Marketing & Sales |
| Eric L. Deininger | Vice President, Sales, Children's Toy & Craft Division |
| Cecile Sternberg | Director Nominee |
| Debbie Serkin | Brand Director |
| Donna Sanders | Director, Sales |
| Jae Hong | Director, Marketing |
| Becky Garrett | Manager, HR |
| Billie Anne Dinkel | Manager, Public Rel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Neil Swartz | Chairman & CEO |
| Warren Kaplan | Chairperson |
| Ann E W Stone | Board of Directors |
| Ann W. Stone | Board of Directors |
| Cecilia Irene Sternberg | Board of Directors |
| Judith Kaplan | Board of Directors |
| Scott Runkel | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Northeastern University | BS Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | President & COO, Action Toys & Crafts Division | Current |
| Kid Galaxy, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Kid Galaxy, Inc. | President | Former |
| Northeastern University | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| LightPath Technologies, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing & Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Children's Toy & Craft Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Director Nominee | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Brand Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Director, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Manager, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Manager, Public Rel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Chairperson | Current |
| Reuters Sa | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Baruch College | Bba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nwhm | Vice President and Treasurer | Current |
| Empowered Women International, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reuters Sa | Director | Current |
| Nwhm | Board of Directors | Current |
| Washington Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Heart Association, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Alexandria Seaport Foundation | Board of Directors | Former |
| The George Washington University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Cecilia Sternberg has more than 30 years’ experience in the gifts and crafts business. In the 1970s she founded Sunburst Guild, a retail establishment of local craft and art. Ms. Sternberg was a partner and President of Cal Sternberg & Associates sales agency, where, during her tenure, sales increased from $5 million to $23 million. From 1983 to 1988, she served as a consultant for Sony Corporation’s of Japan’s Gift Division where she was responsible for developing products suitable for the gift industry in the United States and European markets. In 1989, Ms. Sternberg founded and is the owner and president of Accord, Inc., dba Compass marketing, a gift manufacturing company. Ms. Sternberg serves on numerous advisory boards within the gifts and crafts business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Marketing, Inc. | President | Current |
| Compass Marketing, Inc. | Owner | Current |
| Reuters Sa | Board of Directors | Current |
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Scott Runkel, a member of the Board of Directors since 2002, is the Chief Financial Officer of Gencor Industries Inc. (GNCI.OB) a $75 million leading manufacturer of heavy machinery used for the production of highway construction materials, based in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Runkel has over 30 years experience as a financial executive. Previously Mr. Runkel was an Audit Partner and Director of Entrepreneurial Services at Ernst & Young. He was also a partner and co-founder of Curry & Runkel Financial Services, a firm specializing in financing and consulting for privately owned businesses. He received his B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and is a CPA. Mr. Runkel chairs audit committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Action Products International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reuters Sa | Director | Current |
| University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | B.A. Degree In Accounting | Former |
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