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Iconix Brand Group Inc.

(ICON) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$839.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$216.7M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a brand management company engaged in licensing, marketing and providing trend direction for a portfolio of owned consumer brands. We currently own 17 brands, Candies ® , Bongo ® , Badgley Mischka ® , Joe Boxer ® , Rampage ® , Mudd ® , London Fog ® , Mossimo ® , Ocean Pacific ® /OP ® , Danskin ® /Danskin Now ® , Rocawear ® , Cannon ® , Royal Velvet ® , Fieldcrest ® , Charisma ® , Starter ® and Waverly ® , which we licenses directly to leading retailers, wholesalers and suppliers for use across a wide range of product categories, including apparel, footwear, sportswear, fashion accessories, home products and decor, and beauty and fragrance. In addition, Scion LLC, a joint venture in which we have a 50% investment, owns the Artful Dodger brand and Hardy Way, LLC, a limited liability company in which we have a 50% interest, owns the Ed Hardy brand and trademarks. Our brands are sold across a variety of distribution channels, from the mass tier to the luxury market. We support our brands with innovative advertising and promotional campaigns designed to increase brand awareness, and provide our licensees with coordinated trend direction to enhance product appeal and help maintain and build brand integrity. ...

Chairman, President & CEO
Neil Cole
Number of Employees 82
Contact Information

1450 Broadway 4th Fl

New York, New York 10018-2204

iconixbrand.com

(212) 730-0030

NAICS Code Other Footwear Manufacturing: 316219

Recent Events

  • Memo Pad: Playboy's Stock Hop... Free Falling... PR Changes... Posted Nov 13, 2009

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Iconix shares fall on Playboy sale rumors

    11/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Revolving Door Newsletter: 11.13.09

    11/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Marc Ecko gets a lifeline

    10/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-Iconix Brand agrees to buy a 51 pct stake in Ecko Brands

    10/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Iconix 3rd-quarter profit rises

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • FTC Fines Iconix $250,000 for Alleged COPPA Violations

    10/22/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Iconix Brand Group Announces License Agreement With HSN to Launch American Glamour Badgley Mischka Collection

    10/08/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Iconix cuts FY view; shares sink

    9/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Iconix Brand Group Dropped To Four-Month Low Wednesday

    10/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Iconix Q2 profit beats St; maintains FY earnings view

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Iconix Brand raises $172.5 million in public offering

    6/12/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Iconix China Continues Its Growth Strategy With the Expansion of Rocawear Into Greater China

    6/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

iconix brand group inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Dari Marder CMO
Warren Clamen Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Tarshis Executive Vice President and General Counsel
David Conn Executive Vice President
Lanie Pilnock Senior Vice President, Brand Mgmt
Carolyn D'Angelo Vice President, Brand Mgmt
Gary Klein Vice President, Finance
Kenneth Richard Vice President, Marketing
Kimberly Lee Minor Vice President, Brand Mgmt
Neal Seideman Vice President, Business Dev
Yehuda Shmidman Vice President, Business Dev
Jaime Sheinheit Director of Strategic Development
Maria Dolgetta Director, Public Rel
Tara Taff Levy Manager, Pr
Joseph Teklits Coordinator, Corp Relations
F Peter Cuneo Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Neil Cole Chairman, President & CEO
Barry Emanuel Board of Directors
Drew Cohen Board of Directors
James A. Marcum Board of Directors
Mark Friedman Board of Directors
Peter Cuneo Board of Directors
Robert W. D'Loren Board of Directors
Steven B Mendelow Board of Directors

Neil Cole founded the company in 1992 and has served as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since February 23, 1993. Mr. Cole also served as Chairman of the Board, President, Treasurer and a director of New Retail Concepts, Inc. ("NRC"), a publicly held licensing company, from its inception in 1986 until it was merged with and into the Company in August 1998. Mr. Cole founded and serves as Chairman of the Board of the Candie’s Foundation, a public charity dedicated to educating teens about the consequences of teen pregnancy. Mr. Cole is an attorney who graduated from Hofstra law school in 1982.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
The Candie's Foundation Founder Former
University of Florida Bachelor of Science Degree In Politics Former

Dari Marder has been working for the Company in various creative capacities since its inception. Ms. Marder began her career with Neil Cole in 1987 as Director of Advertising and Public Relations for New Retail Concepts, Inc. She has been the creative force behind several notorious campaigns including the Donna Rice endorsement for "No Excuses" jeans and Jenny McCarthy’s controversial time spent on the toilet advertising Candie’s slides. Ms. Marder currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer. She graduated from The Fashion Institute of Technology and began her career at Playboy Enterprises in the role of assistant to the Fashion Editor of Playboy Magazine. Ms. Marder is one of the founders of The Candie’s Foundation, a public charity dedicated to educating teens about the consequences of teen pregnancy. For more information on Dari Marder, please contact her preferred publicist, her mother.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. CMO Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Executive Director, Creative Former

Warren Clamen has served as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 11, 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Clamen served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in March 2005. From June 2000 until March 2005, Mr. Clamen served as Vice President of Finance for Columbia House, one of the world's largest licensees of content for music and film, and from December 1998 to June 2000, he was Vice President of Finance of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. a publicly traded entertainment company active in motion pictures, television, publishing, licensing and toys. Prior to that time, Mr. Clamen served as the Director, International Management for Biochem Pharma Inc., a public company located in Montreal, Canada that has its shares traded on NASDAQ, and as a Senior Manager at Richter, Usher and Vineberg, an accounting firm also located in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Clamen is a certified public accountant and a chartered accountant. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1986 and a Graduate Diploma in public accounting in 1988, each from McGill University in Montreal.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Bmg Columbia House Vice President of Finance Former
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. Vice President of Finance Former
McGill University Bachelor of Commerce and Graduate Diploma In Public Accounting Former

Andrew Tarshis has served as the Company's Executive Vice President and General Counsel since November 11, 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Tarshis served as the Company's Senior Vice President and General Counsel since September 2006. From July 2005, when he joined the Company in connection with its acquisition of the Joe Boxer brand, until September 2006, he served as the Company's Senior Vice President, business affairs and associate counsel. Prior to joining the Company, from May 2001 to July 2005, Mr. Tarshis served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Windsong Allegiance Group, LLC and, from December 1998 to May 2001, he served as a general attorney for Toys R Us, Inc. Mr. Tarshis received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1988 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1992.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Current
University of Connecticut School of Law Juris Doctor Degree Former
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Brand Mgmt Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Fashion Director Former

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Brand Mgmt Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Brand Mgmt Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Business Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Vice President, Business Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Director of Strategic Development Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Director, Public Rel Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Senior Public Relations Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Manager, Pr Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Coordinator, Corp Relations Current

Barry Emanuel has served on the Company's Board of Directors since May 1993. For more than the past five years, Mr. Emanuel has served as president of Copen Associates, Inc., a textile manufacturer located in New York, New York. Mr. Emanuel was a director of New Retail Concepts, Inc. from 1992 until its merger with the Company in 1998. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1962.

Organization Position Status
Copen Associates, Inc. President Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Drew Cohen has served on our Board of Directors since April 2004. He is the General Manager of Music Theatre International, which represents the dramatic performing rights of classic properties, such as "West Side Story" and "Fiddler on the Roof," and licenses over 50,000 performances a year around the world. Before joining Music Theatre International in September 2002, Mr. Cohen was, from July 2001, the Director of Investments for Big Wave NV, an investment management company, and, prior to that, General Manager for GlassNote Records, an independent record company. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University in 1990, his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham Law School in 1993, and a Masters degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 2001.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fordham University Law School Juris Doctor Former
Tufts University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC Current
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. Vice Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Director Current
Marvel Enterprises LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Marvel Enterprises LLC President Former
Cortec Group, Inc. Managing Director Former
Alfred University Undergraduate Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Circuit City Stores, Inc. Interim President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Circuit City Stores, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ultimate Electronics, Inc. CEO Former
Marshalls, Inc. Cfo Former
Marshalls, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC Operating Partner & Operating Executive Former
Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC Operating Executive Former
Ultimate Electronics, Inc. Chairman Former
Circuit City Stores, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Southern Connecticut State University Bachelor's Degree Former

Mark Friedman has served as one of our directors since October 2006. He has been the Managing Partner of Trilea Partners LLC, an investment and consulting firm, since May 2006. From July 1996 to May 2006, he was with Merrill Lynch, where he served in various capacities including, most recently, as group head of its U.S. equity research retail team where he specialized in analyzing and evaluating specialty retailers in the apparel, accessory and home goods segments. From June 1995 to July 1996, he specialized in similar services for Lehman Brothers Inc. and from August 1990 to June 1995 in a similar capacity with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Friedman has been ranked on the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team as one of the top-rated sector analysts. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan in 1986 and a Masters degree in business administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1990.

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Ucc Capital Corporation CEO Former
Ucc Capital Corporation President Former
NexCen Brands, Inc. President Former
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Columbia University M.S. Former
New York University B.S. Former

Steven B. Mendelow has been a Principal with Konigsberg Wolf and Company since 1983. Konigsberg Wolf & Co. P.C. is one of the oldest and most distinguished mid-sized certified public accounting and consulting practices in the New York metropolitan area serving corporate needs in the areas of: capital formation, audit, tax, mergers and acquisitions, strategic and financial planning. Mr. Mendelow specializes in unique transactions, family wealth building and generational matters, and financial restructuring. He serves as advisor to the chairman of a New York Stock Exchange company, and also as advisor to the chairman of an American Stock Exchange company. Steve serves as a Board member with several public and privately-held companies. Mr. Mendelow has played an integral role in the development of numerous growth-oriented companies and has provided strategic and tactical consulting to many established organizations. He has served as treasurer of his co-op board for more than ten years. He is a board member of Soldiers For The Truth and a trustee of The Washington Institute for Near East Studies. Along with his wife Nancy, he is actively involved in the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to making a world of difference for seriously ill children and their families and the Foundation Fighting Blindness whose mission is to support research for an entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. Steve received his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Bucknell University in 1964 and was elected to Delta Mu Delta, the National Economics Honor Society.

Organization Position Status
Konigsberg Wolf and Company Principal Current
Soldiers Board Member Current
America's Back Director Current
Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Board of Directors Current
Fraxel Laser Board of Directors Current
Solta Medical, Inc. Director Current
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation Treasurer Current
Reliant Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Biopharma Scientific, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Advisor Former
The American Stock Exchange LLC Advisor Former
Bucknell University B.S. In Business Administration Former
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     ICON $11.76 -0.01 (-0.08% )
Average Volume 1,380,350
Shares Outstanding 71.41M
Market Cap 839.8M
Year High 18.3
Year Low 5.11
Earnings Per Share 1.12
P/E Ratio 10.50
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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