BNET Industries

Corgi International Ltd.

CRGIY is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$66.9K
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$85.0M
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

Corgi was originally founded in 1956 in England and is one of the oldest marketers of collectible die-cast models of trucks, buses, cars and airplanes in the world with its principal markets of its products in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. In July 1977, Corgi International Limited (formerly known as Zindart International Limited) was incorporated in Hong Kong as a limited company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance initially to operate a manufacturing facility. In February 1997, the Companya s ADSs were listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (formerly known as the NASDAQ National Market) and the Company acquired Corgi in July 1999. In December 2006, we sold our Zindart Manufacturing division. Corgi also operated a book and paper division, Hua Yang, which Corgi acquired in February 1998 and had sold in May 2004. In December 2006, Corgi acquired Cards and merged with Master Replicas. Master Replicas Inc., based in Walnut Creek, California, was founded in 2003 and is a designer and marketer of movie and television prop replicas, including the Star Wars FX Lightsaber. Historically, Master Replicas has sold its products principally to customers in the United States. Cards Inc. Limited, based in Watford, England, was founded by Darren Epstein in 1989 and is a distributor of trading cards and pop culture memorabilia principally in the United Kingdom and Europe. After the recent acquisitions, we began the process of reclassifying our product categories and channels of...

Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cookson
Number of Employees 140
Contact Information

Unit 711-717 7th Floor Tower A New Mandarin Plaza

Kowloon

(852) 2730 3322

NAICS Code Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing: 336991

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael Cookson Chief Executive Officer
Darren Epstein Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
David Nicklin Chief Marketing Officer
Jack Lawrence Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, U.S.
Jennifer Klatt Chief Financial Officer
Trevor Hayes Vice President, Global Product Dev
Denis Horton Managing Director, Europe
Adrian Jones Finance Director, Europe
Bob Esterbrook Finance Director
David Wootliff Corgi's Marketing Director
Mark Summerfield Sales Director
David M Knott

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Charles McGettigan Chair of Board
Daniel Widdicombe Board of Directors
John Clough Board of Directors
Peter A.J. Gardiner Board of Directors
Timothy Steel Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Corgi International Limited Chief Executive Officer Current
Master Replicas, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Master Replicas, Inc. Chairman Current
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Current
WHAM-O, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Master Replicas, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Raychem Assistant Treasurer Former
Raychem Board of Directors Former

Darren Epstein serves as our executive vice president. Prior to our acquisition of Cards, since 1989, Mr. Epstein had been the sole director and major shareholder of Cards, a business he started as a teenager working out of his parents. home. He won the Watford and North London Business Award as leading Entrepreneur in 2003. In 2004 he was nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 2005 he received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Consumer Products. Mr. Epstein is a resident and citizen of the United Kingdom.

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Corgi International Limited Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer Current
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Current
Multimedia Products, Inc Cfo Former

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Master Replicas, Inc. Cmo Current
Corgi International Limited Chief Marketing Officer Current

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Corgi International Limited Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, U.S. Current

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Corgi International Limited Chief Financial Officer Current
Ramsell Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Master Replicas, Inc. Cfo Former
Ellie Mae Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Golden Gate University MBA Former

Trevor Hayes joined Corgi in May 2003 as Vice President of Global Product Development. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Hayes worked for Mattel, a toy company, in the U.S. as Director and later Vice President of Matchbox design and from 1990 to 1999 for Mattel Europe as Director of Design and Development. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Hayes was Director of Design & Development - U.K. at Corgi. Prior to 1984, Mr. Hayes held a variety of positions in design and development at Matchbox Toys U.K. from 1964 to 1984. Mr. Hayes received a Bachelor.s degree in Industrial Management from Danbury College in Essex. Mr. Hayes is a resident and citizen of the U.K.

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Corgi International Limited Vice President, Global Product Dev Current

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Corgi International Limited Managing Director, Europe Current
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Current
Radica Uk, Ltd. Managing Director Former
Radica Games Limited Board of Directors Former
Nottingham Trent University BA In Business Studies Former

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Corgi International Limited Finance Director, Europe Current
Speedo International Limited Corporate Finance Manager Former
Corgi International Limited Financial Controller Former
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Former
University of Nottingham Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Bob Esterbrook, Finance Director, Europe . Bob Esterbrook joined Corgi in June 2007 as Finance Director, Europe. Mr. Esterbrook previously served in management roles at several toy companies, including Finance and Operations Director of Radica UK Ltd., a leisure electronics company, Finance Director of Playmates Toys, a toy importer and distributor, Finance Director of Kiddie Group plc, a developer of child safety equipment, Managing Director of Invicta Plastics Ltd, an educational toys manufacturer, and Finance Director of Tonka Europe Ltd. and Mattel UK Ltd. He is a citizen and resident of the U.K.

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Corgi International Limited Finance Director Current

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Corgi International Limited Corgi's Marketing Director Current

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Corgi International Limited Sales Director Current
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Former

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Cuisine Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corgi International, Ltd. Director Current
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Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Current
Corgi International Limited -Nil- Former
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Cazenove Capital Management Limited Vice Chairman Current
Corgi International Limited Board of Directors Current
Robert Fleming Former