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Crown Crafts Inc.

(CRWS) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$25.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$74.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Adult & Infant Home Furnishings & Accessories Mfr

Chairman, President & CEO
E. Randall Chestnut
Number of Employees 160
Contact Information

916 S Burnside Ave

Gonzales, Louisiana 70737

crowncrafts.com

(225) 647-9100

NAICS Code Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing: 315291

Recent Events

  • Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

    11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Crown Crafts' 1Q earnings dip

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Crown Crafts, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Neat Solutions, Inc., Developer of the Table Topperr;...

    7/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009

    6/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

crown crafts inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Nanci Freeman President & CEO, Infant Products Division
Amy Vidrine Samson Vice President and Cfo
Olivia W Elliott Vice President and Cfo
Debra Dunne Vice President Design, Infant Products Division
Stephen Guyer Vice President Procurement, Infant Products
Susan I Christensen Vice President Sales, Infant Products Division
Alicia Hill Director, HR
Hallie Delaney Director, Product Dev
Kenneth C Cowart Director, Information Systems
William P. Payne Class II Director
Joseph Kling Consultant
Olivia Goodyear Treasurer & Secretary
Olivia Woodyear Treasurer & Secretary
Sidney Kirschner Consultant
Frederick G. Wasserman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
E. Randall Chestnut Chairman, President & CEO
E. Randall Chestnut Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Zenon S. Nie Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the C.E.O. Advisory Board
Donald Ratajczak Chairman
James A. Verbrugge Board of Directors
Marion Lane Lady Board of Directors
Steven E. Fox Board of Directors
William T. Deyo Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Current
Hamco, Inc. President & CEO Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Former
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. President & CEO, Infant Products Division Current

Zenon S. Nie is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the CEO Advisory Board LLC, a management consulting firm he founded in 2000, and has been an operating partner in Tri-Artisan Partners since 2001. From 1993 to 2000, he was Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Simmons Company, a manufacturer and distributor of mattresses. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Business Executives for National Security.

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the C.E.O. Advisory Board Current
Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC Current
Simmons Company Chief Executive Officer Former
Simmons Company President Former
Simmons Company Chief Operating Officer Former
Simmons Company Chairman of the Board Former
Crown Crafts, Inc. Director Former

Ms. Samson currently serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Accountant. Upon joining the Company in July 2001, Ms. Samson served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, she served since 1995 as Vice President of Finance and Operations of Hamco, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President and Cfo Current

As of September 2008, Ms. Elliott has assumed the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Elliott served as the Company's Secretary and Treasurer from November 2001 to September 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Elliott served as Corporate Controller of Amedisys, Inc. from May 1999 to November 2001. She began her career in public accounting in 1991 with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she worked for more than three years. Ms. Elliott is a Certified Public Accountant and graduate of Louisiana State University.

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President and Cfo Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President Design, Infant Products Division Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President Procurement, Infant Products Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Vice President Sales, Infant Products Division Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Director, HR Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Director, Product Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Director, Information Systems Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Class II Director Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Joseph Kling is currently, and has been since 1989, a consultant to various companies in the toy industry and the infant and juvenile apparel industries, providing consulting and advisory services to companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, as well as acquisitions of intellectual property licenses and rights. Since April 1991, Mr. Kling has served as president and chief executive officer of MLJ, Inc., his privately-held consulting company. From 1988 to 2007, Mr. Kling served as a member of the board of directors of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., an NYSE-listed company and a leader in the gift and juvenile products industry. He also served as a member of the compensation committee and audit committee of the board of directors of Russ Berrie. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Kling also served as Chief Executive Officer of View-Master-Ideal, a toy manufacturer.

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Consultant Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Treasurer & Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Treasurer & Secretary Current

Sidney Kirschner is currently a Consultant and serves as Head of School at the Alfred & Adele Davis Academy. He previously served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, from 1992 to 2004. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Kirschner served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of National Service Industries, Inc. a Fortune 500 company listed on the NYSE. Mr. Kirschner joined the company in 1973 as a Vice President. Mr. Kirschner has served on the board of directors of numerous community organizations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Superior Uniform Group, Inc.; Cleveland Group, Inc; Zyvax Corporation and Beaulieu Group, LLC.

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Consultant Current
Eagle Star Awards Gala Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Service Industries, Inc. CEO Former
Northside Hospital CEO Former
Northside Hospital president Former
National Service Industries, Inc. President Former
The American National Red Cross Former
Northside Hospital Chairman of the Board Former
National Service Industries, Inc. chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Chairman Current
Regan Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Crown Craft Director Current
Ruby Tuesday Inc. Board of Directors Current
TBC Corporation Board Director Current
Assuranceamerica Corp Board of Directors Current
Georgia State University Professor Former

Mr. Wasserman is currently a financial management consultant. Until December 31, 2006, Mr. Wasserman was the Chief Operating/Financial Officer of Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co., a privately-held manufacturer and distributor of licensed sportswear and authentic team apparel. Prior to Mitchell & Ness, Mr. Wasserman served as the President of Goebel of North America, a U.S. subsidiary of the German specialty gift maker, from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Wasserman also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Goebel of North America in 2001. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a director of Acme Communications, Inc., TeamStaff, Inc. and Allied Defense Group, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Breeze Eastern Director Nominee Current
The Allied Defense Group, Inc. Self, Employed Financial Consultant Current
The Allied Defense Group, Inc. Director Current
TeamStaff, Inc. Director Current
Acme Communications, Inc. Director Current
Gilman Ciocia Inc Director Current
Breeze-Eastern Corporation Director Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Director Current
Aftersoft Group, Inc. Director Current
Breeze Eastern Board of Directors Current
Mitchell & Ness Chief Operating, Financial Officer Former
Most, LLC Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS In Economics Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Tri-S Security Corp. Board of Directors Current
Tri-S Security Corp. Chairman Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verilink Corporation Board of Directors Current
TRI-S Incorporated Director Current
Robert H. Perry & Associates, Inc Director Current
Intercept Inc Board of Directors Current
Verso Technologies, Inc. President Former
Verso Technologies, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
University of Virginia Professor Former
Verso Technologies, Inc. Director Former
University of Kentucky Ph.D. Former
Calvin College Ph.D. Former
University of Kentucky M.A. Former
Calvin College A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Steven E. Fox is a partner in the law firm of Rogers & Hardin LLP, where he has practiced since 1976. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Athens Olympic Broadcasting S.A.

Organization Position Status
Rogers & Hardin Llp Partner Current
Crown Crafts, Inc. Board of Directors Current

William T. Deyo, Jr. has been a principal of Goddard Investment Group, LLC, a real estate investment firm, since 1999. He was Executive Vice President of NAI/Brannen Goddard Company, a real estate brokerage firm, from 1999 to 2000. From 1966 to 1999, he held various positions with Wachovia Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, serving last as Executive Vice President. Mr. Deyo also is Chairman of the Board of the Fulton County (Georgia) Hospital Authority and a past member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Visually Impaired Foundation.

Organization Position Status
Fulton County Chairman of the Board Former
Nai/Brannen Goddard Executive Vice President Former
Wachovia Bank Former

Executive News

  • Executives of Major Transportation Industry Associations to Jointly Present at SMC3 2010 Winter Conference

    DMN Newswire - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • Crown Crafts' 1Q earnings dip

    New Orleans CityBusiness - 8/12/09 - View Story

  • Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 8/12/09 - View Story

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     CRWS $2.96 +0.21 (7.64% )
Average Volume 6,009
Shares Outstanding 9.15M
Market Cap 27.1M
Year High 3.774
Year Low 1.55
Earnings Per Share -1.87
P/E Ratio -1.58
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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