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 FortunoffNumber of Employees 2,500
Contact Information
70 Charles Lindbergh Blvd
Uniondale, New York 11553
(516) 832-9000
Peer Companies
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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