BNET Industries
Market Cap:$32.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$21.1M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Vodka, Rum, Irish Whiskey & Liqueurs/Cordials Developer & Marketer
Chief Executive Officer
Mark AndrewsNumber of Employees 51
Contact Information
570 Lexington Ave
29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(646) 356-0200
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NAICS Code Malt Manufacturing: 311213
Recent Events
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Castle Brands Announces Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Results
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Castle Brands Sends Mixed Messages
George Gutowski submits: Castle Brands (AMEX:ROX), which bills itself as an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded spirits, recently reported Q4 and year end financial results ending March 31, 2009. There were a few mixed messages as well as red ink. The press release says “the...
Castle Brands, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 03/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Julie Welter with Piper Jaffray. Julie Welter - Piper Jaffray I just have a quick question on the Clontarf Irish Whiskey packaging. When did you launch that and how many markets is it in and then did you...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Andrews | Chief Executive Officer |
| Keith A. Bellinger | President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Claes Fick | Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer |
| Seth Weinberg | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
| T. Kelley Spillane | Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales |
| John Soden | Managing Director – International |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Colm Leen | Board of Directors |
| Dr. Phillip Frost | Board of Directors |
| Frederick M.R. Smith | Board of Directors |
| John F. Beaudette | Board of Directors |
| Kevin P. Tighe | Board of Directors |
| Richard Morrison | Board of Directors |
| Robert J. Flanagan | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Castle Brands Inc. | Chairman | Current |
Keith A. Bellinger, our president, chief operating officer and secretary, joined us in May 2005. Mr. Bellinger served as executive vice president of our company until November 2005, at which time he was appointed president. He has over 18 years of experience in the spirits industry, including eight years with Allied Domecq PLC, a company in the business of spirits, wines and quick service restaurants. While at Allied Domecq, Mr. Bellinger served as chief financial officer of the U.S. Spirits Division from September 1996 to August 2000. From September 2000 to August 2002, Mr. Bellinger served as the general manager and executive vice president of the ADvantage Brands division of Allied Domecq, a division focused on emerging brands. From September 2002 to December 2004, he served as president of the Northern Business Unit of Allied Domecq U.S., one of the largest divisions of that company, where he oversaw all operations. Mr. Bellinger began his career in public accounting. Mr. Bellinger received a bachelor of business administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Allied Domecq | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Allied Domecq | General Manager and Executive Vice President | Former |
| Castle Brands Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer | Current |
Seth B. Weinberg , our senior vice president and general counsel, joined us in March 2006. From July 2002 to March 2006, Mr. Weinberg was an attorney in the corporate department of the law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. From October 1998 to June 2002, Mr. Weinberg was an attorney at the law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP. Mr. Weinberg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and a juris doctor degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1998.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Current |
| Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP | Attorney | Former |
| Columbia University Law School | Juris Doctor Degree | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
T. Kelley Spillane, our senior vice president - U.S. sales, joined us in April 1, 2000. From April 1, 2000 to December 2003, Mr. Spillane served as vice president-sales of Great Spirits Company, and was appointed executive vice president - U.S. sales in December 2003, and now serves as Senior Vice President - U.S. Sales. Prior to joining us, Mr. Spillane worked at Carillon Importers Limited, a division of Grand Metropolitan PLC. Carillon developed and launched Absolut Vodka and Bombay Sapphire Gin. At Carillon, Mr. Spillane served as assistant manager for its control states and duty free divisions and was promoted to director of special accounts, focusing on expanding sales in national accounts. Mr. Spillane received a bachelor of science in business administration from Ramapo College in 1985.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales | Current |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Bachelor of Science In Business Administration | Former |
John Soden, our senior vice president and managing director - international operations, joined us on March 29, 2006. From July 2004 to March 2006, Mr. Soden served as the general manager of Woodford Bourne and Direct Wine Shipments Wholesale, both wine and spirit importers that are subsidiaries of DCC Group PLC. Prior to that, Mr. Soden worked at Cantrell & Cochrane International (now C&C Group PLC), a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. Mr. Soden worked primarily in Cantrell & Cochrane International's alcohol division and served as vice president and division manager from 1996 to June 2004, as regional director from 1994 to 1996 and as area manager from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Soden received a bachelor of science degree and a master of arts degree from Trinity College Dublin. Mr. Soden also received a masters of business administration from The Anderson School at UCLA in 2003.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Managing Director – International | Current |
| Trinity College | Master of Arts Degree | Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Phillip Frost, M.D. Dr. Frost became the CEO and Chairman of OPKO Health, Inc. upon the consummation of the merger of Acuity Pharmaceuticals Inc., Froptix Corporation and eXegenics, Inc. on March 27, 2007 (referred to as the Acquisition ). Dr. Frost was named the Vice Chairman of the Board of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Limited (NasdaqGS:TEVA), or Teva, in January 2006 when Teva acquired IVAX Corporation, or IVAX. Dr. Frost had served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of IVAX Corporation since 1987. He was Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida from 1972 to 1986. Dr. Frost was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1972 until the acquisition of Key Pharmaceuticals by Schering Plough Corporation in 1986. Dr. Frost was named Chairman of the Board of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE Amex: LTS), an investment banking, asset management, and securities brokerage firm providing services through its principal operating subsidiary, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., in July 2006 and has been a director of Ladenburg Thalmann since March 2005. Dr. Frost also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ideation Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of acquiring businesses in digital media (NYSE Amex: IDI), Modigene Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company (OTCBB: MODG), and Castle Brands, a developer and marketer of premium brand spirits (NYSE Amex: ROX). He serves on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, a Trustee of each of the Scripps Research Institutes, the Miami Jewish Home for the Aged, and the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Frost is also a director of Continucare Corporation, a provider of outpatient healthcare and home healthcare services (NYSE Amex: CNU), and Northrop Grumman Corp., a global defense and aerospace company (NYSE: NOC).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Opko Health, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Peregrine Ventures | Terms & Conditions | General Partner & Investment Committee Member | Current |
| University of Miami | Trustee | Current |
| The Scripps Research Institute | Trustee | Current |
| Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Pzk | Chairman | Current |
| Opko Health, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Modigene Inc. | Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Ideation Acquisition Corp. | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cellular Technical Services Co, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Continucare Corporation | Director | Current |
| The Regents | Board of Directors | Current |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC | Member, Board of Governors | Current |
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peregrine Ventures | Terms & Conditions | Board of Directors | Current |
| IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Frost Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Continucare Corporation | Vice Chairman, Board of Directors | Current |
| IVAX Corporation | CEO | Former |
| IVAX Corporation | President | Former |
| IVAX Corporation | Chairman, Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Miami | Chairman, Board of Trustees | Former |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Chairman, Board of Directors | Former |
| Modigene Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Albert Einstein College | M.D. | Former |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC | member | Former |
Frederick M. R. Smith has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of our subsidiary, Gosling-Castle Partners Inc. Since January 2002, Mr. Smith has been a financial consultant through his wholly owned company, Kirkwood Lane Associates LLC. From 1967 to January 2002, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston, most recently as co-head of Credit Suisse First Boston's international private equity activities. Mr. Smith currently acts as a consultant to Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith, an investor in our company, joined Credit Suisse First Boston's private equity group in 1995 after playing a senior role in Credit Suisse First Boston's investment banking division and founding its media and telecom group. He has over 30 years of private equity and investment banking experience with Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of Unwired Australia, Teleperformance Brazil and Slager Radio Hungary. Mr. Smith received a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in 1963 and attended Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yale University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| School of Advanced International Studies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Brands Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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