BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$425.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Fortunoff, the source for the ultimate wedding and gift registry, is proud to announce Mindy Weiss, the celebrity wedding and event planner and lifestyle expert, as our exclusive wedding and entertaining spokesperson.

President & CEO
Helene Fortunoff
Number of Employees 2,500
Contact Information

70 Charles Lindbergh Blvd

Uniondale, New York 11553

www.fortunoff.c...

(516) 832-9000

NAICS Code All Other Home Furnishings Stores: 442299

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Helene Fortunoff President & CEO
Esther Fortunoff Executive Vice President, Jewelry Division
Ruth Fortunoff Executive Vice President, Jewelry Mdsg
Eleanor Palumbo Vice President, Mdsg

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Brian Pall Board of Directors
Dean C. Kehler Board of Directors
Richard A. Baker Board of Directors
Robert J Fioretti Board of Directors
Steven A Flyer Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. President & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Executive Vice President, Jewelry Division Current

Organization Position Status
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Executive Vice President, Jewelry Mdsg Current

Organization Position Status
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Vice President, Mdsg Current

Brian Pall became a member of the board of directors on October 20, 2006. Mr. Pall is Managing Director of NRDC, where he has been employed since 2004. Prior to joining NRDC, Mr. Pall spent 17 years with The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc., where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer.

Organization Position Status
Nrdc Managing Director Current
Nrdc Real Estate Advisors Managing Director Current
Nrdc Equity Partners, LLC Partner, Nrdc Real Estate Advisors Current
National Realty & Development Corporation Partner Current
Lord Corporation Current
Pacific Tea Company Current
Linens 'n Things, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lord & Taylor Board of Directors Current
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Chief Development Officer Former
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Brooklyn Law School Former

Mr. Kehler is a Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners, L.L.C., manager of Trimaran Fund II, a $1 billion private equity fund. In addition, he is a member of the Investment Committee of Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C., the investment advisor to several Trimaran CLO funds. Prior to co-founding Trimaran Capital Partners, Mr. Kehler was a vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp., and co-head of the CIBC Argosy Merchant Banking Funds (Fund I). Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Kehler was a founder and Managing Director of The Argosy Group L.P. Before Argosy, Mr. Kehler was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and also worked at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated. Mr. Kehler currently serves on the Board of Directors of Inviva, Inc., Charlie Brown's Acquisition Corp., PrimeCo Wireless Communications LLC, Urban Brands, Inc., Fortunoff and El Pollo Loco, Inc. Mr. Kehler also serves as Treasurer, Chair of the Finance Committee and a director of CARE USA , one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations, and is a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Mr. Kehler received his B.S. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania .

Organization Position Status
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Co-Founder Current
Care Sees Limited Managing Partner, Trimaran Capital Partners Current
The Board, Inc. Treasurer Current
Care Action Network Board of Directors Current
Urban Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Inviva, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Pollo Loco Board of Directors Current
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Board Member Current
University of Pennsylvania Member Current
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Member Current
The Argosy Group LP Managing Director Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Managing Director Former
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Managing Director Former
The Argosy Group LP Founder Former
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member Former
Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Team Member Former
The Argosy Group LP Director Former
Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Director Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce vice chairman Former
TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc. Director Former
CIBC World Markets Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Nrdc Equity Partners, LLC President, CEO, Nrdc Real Estate Advisors and Nrdc Equity Partners Former
Shop-On-Line.Com Current
Lord & Taylor Chairman of the Board Current
National Realty Vice Chairman Current
Nrdc Equity Partners, LLC Vice Chairman Current
Linens 'n Things, Inc. Director Current
Brunswick School Board of Directors Current
Lord & Taylor Board of Directors Current
Waterside School Board of Directors Current
National Realty & Development Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Realty & Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Executive Director Current
Standard Steel LLC Board of Directors Current
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Managing Director Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Former
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Trimaran Capital Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Columbus Nova Partner Current
El Pollo Loco Director Current
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CIBC World Markets Inc. Executive Director in the Leveraged Finance Group Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Lawyer Former
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Former
Cornell University Law School J.D. Former
Columbia College B.A. Former
Columbia University B.A. Former
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