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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$250.5K
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Based in Napa, California, Harbinger is the industry leader in fitness accessories. Harbinger Products are available at most major independent, specialty and general sporting goods retailers nationwide.
Co-Founder
Hal BowlesNumber of Employees 14
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511
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SEC Watch: Harbinger Cuts New York Times Stake To 16.4 Percent
Harbinger Capital Partners, the activist hedge fund that bought its way into two New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) board seats in 2007, has reduced its stake in the publishing company by nearly one fifth, according to SEC filings. The hedge fund spent more than $500 million to make...
Dow Closes Below 8,000 For First Time In Five Years; ContentNextDex Drops To Lowest Since '07 Launch
The Dow, with its first sub-8,000 close in five years, wasn't the only index with a record-you-don't-want day: the ContentNextDex, our own index of media, tech, mobile and entertainment stocks, dropped nearly 6 percent to 507.32—the lowest close since we launched it officially in September 2007. Compared with the...
Cleveland-Cliffs Announces Results for Special Meeting Held on Oct. 3
Company Also Sets Record Date for Proposal to Merge with Alpha Natural Resources CLEVELAND -- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF), which will be renamed Cliffs Natural Resources in mid-October, today announced results for the special meeting of shareholders held on Oct. 3, 2008. The Company said that, based on the...
Cleveland-Cliffs Shareholders Reject Harbinger's Control Share Acquisition Proposal at Special Meeting of Shareholders
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF), which will be renamed Cliffs Natural Resources in mid-October, today announced that, based on the preliminary count provided by its proxy solicitor, it appears that approximately 80% of shares voted by holders other than Harbinger Capital Partners, its equity-swap counter parties or other "interested"...
Leading Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends That Cleveland-Cliffs Shareholders Vote AGAINST Control Share Acquisition Proposal on the White Proxy Card
All Three Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Recommend Shareholders Vote AGAINST Harbinger's Proposal CLEVELAND -- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF), which will be renamed Cliffs Natural Resources in the coming months, today announced that Glass Lewis & Co., a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommends that Cleveland-Cliffs shareholders vote AGAINST Harbinger...
TerreStar Enhances Nationwide Spectrum Footprint — Finalizes Transactions with EchoStar & Harbinger
RESTON, Va. -- TerreStar Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTR) today announced that it has enhanced its nationwide spectrum footprint by obtaining, through separate transactions, certain 1.4 GHz spectrum licenses held by EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) and CCTV Wireless I, LLC CCTV. TerreStar has acquired the CCTV 1.4 GHz spectrum pursuant to an assignment from...
Harbinger Capital Partners® Recommends Calpine Corporation Review NRG Energy, Inc.'s Proposed Merger of Equals
Calpine's Largest Shareholder Urges Board to Put CEO Search on Hold
The New York Times Company, Harbinger Capital and Firebrand Partners Agree to Settle Proxy Contest
NEW YORK -- The New York Times Company, the Harbinger Capital Partners Funds ("Harbinger") and Firebrand Partners ("Firebrand") announced today that they have reached an agreement under which Scott Galloway, founder of Firebrand, and James Kohlberg, chairman of Kohlberg & Company, will be added to the slate of Class A...
Private equity orbits Inmarsat.
IC BIDWATCH: Satellite operator sees stakebuilding, plus Melrose's latest offer for FKI and more in property, insurance and mining. Tim Bradshaw Inmarsat's shares got excited with bid rumours before a disappointing set of results dampened things down again. US hedge fund Harbinger Capital...
Harbinger Consulting Group and Arrow ECS Partner to Deliver the Industry's Best BI Strategy from Oracle
MINNEAPOLIS -- Harbinger Consulting Group HCG is partnering with Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions ECS to implement service and support the Oracle[R] Business Intelligence BI portfolio of technology and applications. "HCG is excited to be partnering with one of the industry's leading distributors of information technology," said Joe Axe, HCG Vice...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Bowles | Co-Founder |
| Michael Chase | |
| Russell Pearson | |
| Steve Gaylor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Donald L. House | Board Member |
Having excelled in nearly every facet of advertising agency operations including account management, media placement, and copywriting for print, radio and television, Hal brings a wide range of industry experience to the firm. Prior to co-founding Harbinger, Hal has worked for several regional and national advertising agencies, servicing such recognizable accounts as American Express, General Electric, Lockheed Martin and Duke University. Hal graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Appalachian State University and holds several industry awards for creative excellence.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinger | Co-Founder | Current |
| Hardin & Bowles, LLC | Partner | Current |
An award-winning graphic designer with more than eight years experience, Michael focuses on developing intuitive and attractive websites as well as creative print design solutions. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art from Florida State University in 1999, and prior to moving to Raleigh, he managed the graphics department of a public relations and advertising firm in Tallahassee, Florida. Michael has worked on projects for numerous organizations including American Cancer Society, American Lung Association of Florida, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), Delta Connection and the St. Joe Community Foundation. When not designing websites, he is strumming away at his guitar.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hardin & Bowles, LLC | Partner | Current |
| Harbinger | Current | |
| Florida State University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Studio Art | Former |
Russell joins Harbinger after a successful nine-year career in the manufacturing industry as a part owner of a local custom sheet metal fabrication plant, which employed 50+ people and had plants in Missouri and Iowa. Russell also brings with him several years of commercial real estate and property management experience; all which have given him a great understanding of the local industrial property market, as well as experience working with commercial leases, tenants, and property owners. Russell graduated in 2007 with his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Missouri Kansas City, Bloch School of Business. He is also a student in the inaugural class of the Lewis White Center for Real Estate at the Bloch School where he is adding an emphasis in Commercial Real Estate to his MBA. Russell is currently pursuing his CCIM designation, and is a licensed real estate salesperson in Missouri and Kansas.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinger | Current | |
| East Kc Business Park | Current |
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| Management Science America, Inc. | President | Former |
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| Isoft | Executive Vice President | Former |
| nuBridges, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
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