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Charlotte Russe Holding Inc.

(CHIC) is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$823.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Charlotte Russe is on a retail rampage. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: CHIC) operates two chains of clothing retail stores. The company has over 400 Charlotte Russe and Rampage stores in 42 US states and Puerto Rico. It targets young women ages 15 to 35 by offering trendy clothing and lifestyle accessories at a lower price than competitors. Its brands include Charlotte Russe and Heart Moon Star. The company had 2005 revenue of about $603.8 million and has about 1,830 full-time employees. During the first six months of financial year 2006, ended March 25 2006, the company opened 14 new stores.

Interim Chief Executive Officer
Leonard H. Mogil
Number of Employees 2,271
Contact Information

4645 Morena Blvd

San Diego, California 92117-3650

www.charlotte-r...

(858) 587-1500

NAICS Code Women's Clothing Stores: 448120

Recent Events

  • Advent Buys Charlotte Russe for $380M Posted Oct 14, 2009

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe Completes Transformation Into Private Firm

    10/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Stocks in the Spotlight Monday

    8/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe settles on suitor

    8/25/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe To Be Acquired By Advent International For $380 Mln - Update

    8/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe Sold

    8/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

charlotte russe holding inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Leonard H. Mogil Interim Chief Executive Officer
Edward Wong Chief Supply Chain Officer
Bradley M. Cunningham Senior Vice President
Christopher M. Monier Vice President, Distr & Logistics
Graham P. Luck Vice President, Real Estate & Store Design
Janel S. Sobeck Vice President, Visual Mdsg
Jennifer D. Mitchell Vice President, Mdse Planning & Allocation
Jennifer L. Bolinger Vice President, HR
Kara E. Stangl Vice President, Charlotte Russe Accessories
Nancy E. Mamann Vice President, Marketing
Teresa D. Sedlar Vice President, Importing
Zina Rabinovich Vice President & Controller
Nancy Sattler-Mamann Marketing Manager
Patti Shields General Mdse Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bernard Zeichner Chairman
Allan W. Karp Board of Directors
Daniel C Carter Board of Directors
David J. Oddi Board of Directors
Jennifer C. Salopek Board of Directors
Paul R. Del Rossi Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Wong was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in August 2008 after having served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer since June 2006. Mr. Wong joined us as our Vice President of Information Systems in December 2003 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Systems in June 2004. From 2002 through 2003, Mr. Wong was Executive Vice President of Supply Chain Technologies for Factory2-U, a retailer which operated over 420 stores. Previously, Mr. Wong was employed by ProfitLogic, a provider of markdown optimization systems, from 2001 to 2002 where he was Vice President of Solution Design. He began his retail career in 1979 at the Sears department store chain and served in various positions at Macy’s, Mervyn’s, Gap, Eddie Bauer and Gymboree.

Organization Position Status
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Chief Supply Chain Officer Current
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Sys Former

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Senior Vice President Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Distr & Logistics Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Real Estate & Store Design Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Visual Mdsg Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Mdse Planning & Allocation Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, HR Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Charlotte Russe Accessories Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President, Importing Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Vice President & Controller Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Marketing Manager Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. General Mdse Manager Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Chairman Current
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Dr. Carter co-founded and led the Company since its formation in 1997. Prior to starting New Century, Dr. Carter was employed by NASA for a period of 11 years in positions of increasing responsibility including Chief of the Biophysics and Advanced Materials Branch. He founded the Laboratory for Structural Biology at Marshall Space Flight Center; and, most importantly, he was the Principal Investigator of a structural biology group that discovered and refined the structure of human serum albumin and its principal domains. Dr. Carter has been the Principal Investigator on more than 15 microgravity experiment payloads carried out on board the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the International Space Station. Dr. Carter also served NASA in a Senior Executive Service (SST) appointment as the Senior Scientist for Biophysics at the Marshall Space Flight Center. During his tenure at NASA, Dr. Carter was awarded the prestigious NASA Inventor of the Year Awards (1990, 1991) and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1997). He has authored more than 70 scientific publications and has 30 patents and patents pending. Dr. Carter earned a PhD in Crystallography focusing in macromolecular structure determination from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in Organic Chemistry focusing in pharmaceutical derivations from marine natural products from the University of Hawaii, and a BS in Chemistry and BA in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma.

Organization Position Status
New Century Pharmaceuticals, Inc Co-Founder, Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Semtek Innovative Solutions, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Former
University of Pittsburgh PhD In Crystallography Former
University of Pittsburgh Ms Former
The University of Oklahoma Bs In Chemistry and Ba In Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Ms. Salopek has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2006 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. She also currently serves as a Principal with ARC Business Advisors, LLC. Prior to co-founding this firm in 2005, she was Executive Vice President with Tommy Hilfiger Corporation from 2004 to 2005. Previously, Ms. Salopek served as Partner with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting and its successor, IBM Business Consulting Services, during her tenure from 1999 to 2004, and she served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and subsequently Senior Vice President of Retail for Calvin Klein from 1994 to 1999. She began her career in 1983 at Price Waterhouse, where she became a Certified Public Accountant, and worked for their Management Horizons retail consulting practice from 1989 to 1994.

Organization Position Status
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Charlotte Russe Sold

    ApparelNews.net - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe chain taken private

    TradingMarkets - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe To Be Acquired By Advent International For $380 Mln - Update

    RTTNews.com - 8/24/09 - View Story

  • Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. Agrees to be Acquired by Advent International Corporation for $17.50 Per Share In Cash

    Business Wire - 8/24/09 - View Story