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Celebrate Express Inc.

(BDAY) is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$85.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Celebrate Express is a leading catalog and online retailer of party supplies and costumes. We currently operate three brands, Birthday Express (high-quality children's party supplies), 1st Wishes (high-quality first birthday party supplies) and Costume Express (Halloween costumes for children, teens and adults). Our goal is to help busy parents celebrate the special moments in their children's lives. Each brand was built around the concept of offering a complete, accessorized product assortment for children's parties. We began with Birthday Express, which currently offers over 150 children's party themes. Each theme includes the products and information necessary to help parents create a memorable birthday party. We introduced our 1st Wishes and Costume Express brands to expand and enhance our line of party products. 1st Wishes offers over 30 first birthday party themes, as well as whimsical gifts, decorations and high-quality clothing for that important first party. Costume Express offers an assortment of high-quality costumes and accessories for Halloween and other year-round costume parties. We offer an extensive assortment of products in one convenient location, thus eliminating time-consuming steps required to purchase products at multiple retail locations. And our ability to design and manufacture our own product enables us to develop unique exclusive products and quickly react to consumer trends. ...

Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of the Board of Directors
Kevin A. Green
Number of Employees 332
Contact Information

11220 120th Ave NE

Kirkland, Washington 98033

celebrateexpres...

(425) 250-1061

NAICS Code All Other General Merchandise Stores: 452990

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Kristopher S Galvin Chief Financial Officer
Louis Usarzewicz Executive Vice President, Operations
Allen McDowell Vice President, Information Systems
Beth Sommers Vice President, Merchandising
Darin L. White Vice President, Finance and Secretary
Dennis R Everhart Vice President of Operations
Dewitt Kendall Vice President Mechandising
Harold J Egler Vice President of Marketing
Lisa Tuttle Vice President of Information Technology
Michael Eisenberg Vice President, Marketing
Travis Roberts Vice President, Operations
Donald R. Hughes Investor Relations Manager, Senior Staff Accountant, Controller and Director of Finance
Jean M. Reynolds Celebrate Express' Lead Independent Director
Krys Richter Director, Customer Service
Heather Wiles Marketing Manager
Estelle Demeusy Jean Reynolds Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Keith Crandell Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kevin A. Green Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of the Board of Directors
Estelle Demuesy Board of Directors
Kenneth A. Shubin Stein Board of Directors
Kenneth H Shubin Stein Board of Directors
Ronald A. Weinstein Board of Directors
Stephen Roseman Board of Directors
Tim McGarvey Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of the Board of Directors Current
Lillian Vernon Corporation President Former
Lillian Vernon Corporation Chief Marketing Officer Former
Lillian Vernon Corporation Executive Vice President Former

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Executive Vice President, Operations Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President, Information Systems Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President, Merchandising Current
Street & Company Director of Merchandising Former
Hampshire College B.A. In Business and Theater Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President, Finance and Secretary Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. CEO Former
Corporate Express, Inc. Division Controller Former
Deloitte & Touche LLP Senior Auditor Former
Corporate Express, Inc. Financial Analyst Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President of Operations Current
GKN Automotive Inc. Former
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Masters of Arts Former
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bachelors of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President Mechandising Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President of Information Technology Current
The Ohio State University Masters of Science In Industrial Engineering Former
Mansfield University B.A. In Mathematics and Political Science Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
PreNet Corporation Vice President of Business Development Former
Wake Forest University M.B.A. Former
Brooklyn College Bachelors of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Fair Indigo Chief Operating Officer Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Investor Relations Manager, Senior Staff Accountant, Controller and Director of Finance Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Former
Lands' End, Inc. Cfo & Senior Vice President Former
University of Wisconsin Certified Public Accountant Former
University of Wisconsin B.B.A. In Accounting Former
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater B.B.A. In Accounting Former

Jean M. Reynolds has been Vice President, Corporate Marketing and e-Business since 2009. Prior to that, Ms. Reynolds was President of Maxon Furniture Inc., and held numerous positions at The HON Company including positions in accounting, finance, marketing, strategic planning, customer service, and sales management. Ms. Reynolds graduated from the University of Iowa with a BBA degree and is a CPA.

Organization Position Status
HNI Corporation Vice President, Corporate Marketing and e-Business Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Celebrate Express' Lead Independent Director Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maxon Furniture, Inc President Former
Maxon Furniture, Inc President, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Former
The University of Iowa BBA Former
Celebrate Express, Inc. Member Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Director, Customer Service Current
Celebrate Express, Inc. Director, Customer Service Former

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Jean Reynolds Principal Accountant Fees and Services Current

Estelle DeMuesy most recently served as President of Linen Source and Casual Living (Thompson Group), a consumer direct marketing company utilizing the Internet and catalogs. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of dELiA Corporation managing their direct division, and was also President and CEO of Storybook Heirlooms from 1995 to 1998. Ms. DeMuesy has over 20 years experience in direct-to-consumer business.

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Delia Associates of Connecticut Vice President Former

Keith is a Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners. His experience includes a position as Senior Manager with ARCH Development Corporation, and employment with Hercules, Inc. In addition to his Board membership with Crystal IS; he is a director with AlfaLight, Apropos, CelebrateExpress, and Quarry. He has played a key role in the formation and initial funding rounds of physical materials companies such as Nanophase Technologies and Illinois Semiconductors. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a MS in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Patriot Capital, L.P. Advisory Board Current
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Alfalight, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Illinois Venture Capital Association Vice Chairman, Pac Current
Quarry Co Director Current
Univa Ud, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apropos Technology Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arch Venture Partners Director Current
Apropos, Inc. Director Current
Quanterix Corporation Director Current
Illinois Venture Capital Association Director Current
Nanosys, Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Current
Univa Corporation Board of Directors Current
Adesto Technologies Director Current
Arch Development Corporation Senior Manager Former
Arch Venture Partners Senior Manager Former
Argonne National Laboratory Team Member Former
Hercules Incorporated NA Former
Arch Venture Partners Founding Member Former
Quarry Technologies Former
Syntellect, Inc. Former
Co-Teach Investor Former
Ali's Corp Investor Former
Apropos Technology Inc. Investor Former
Ahura Corporation Investor Former
Celebrate Express, Inc. Investor Former
Nanophase Technologies Corporation Key Investor Former
Alfalight, Inc. Investor Former
The University of Texas M.S. in Chemistry Former
University of Chicago MBA Former
University of Texas at Arlington MS In Chemistry Former
Lawrence University BS in Chemistry Former
St. Lawrence University BS In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Columbia College Former
Albert Einstein College Former

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Thesis Capital Management, LLC Managing Member Current
Arizona State University B.A. In French Literature Former

Organization Position Status
Celebrate Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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