BNET Industries
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 ChestnutNumber of Employees 160
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing: 315291
Recent Events
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Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
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Crown Crafts' 1Q earnings dip
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Crown Crafts, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Neat Solutions, Inc., Developer of the Table Topperr;...
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Crown Crafts, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009
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Crown Crafts, Inc. F4Q08 (Quarter End 03/30/2008) Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptCrown Crafts, Inc. CRWS F4Q08 Earnings Call June 11, 2008 3:00 PM CST Executives E. Randall Chestnut – Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer Amy Vidrine Samson – Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Analysts Bobby Melnick – Terrier Partners, LP Charles Levy -...
CROWN CRAFTS SIGNS CALVIN KLEIN.(Crown Crafts Inc.)
NEW YORK-It's a done deal. Crown Crafts Inc., as HFN reported last week, has picked up the Calvin Klein Home license previously held by DHA Home, Inc. Last Tuesday, in separate releases, Crown Crafts and Calvin Klein reported that they have entered into a...
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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 |
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