BNET Industries
Market Cap:$29.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$182.2M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Frederick's of Hollywood Group's mission is to create products that make women feel sexy, desirable, and confident. Our goal is to expand our presence through quality, innovation, value, and an unrelenting customer focus. We share values that place a premium on internal and external collaboration, integrity, excellence, and dignity for the individual. We maintain a respectful, friendly, and productive workplace, as well as a challenging and rewarding work environment for our associates. Frederick's of Hollywood Group's associates take pride in our heritage, our products, and our shared values. Together we will continue to build a world-class organization that is profitable, ethical, and socially responsible. The merger of Frederick's of Hollywood, a retailer, and Movie Star, a wholesale manufacturer, offers us a singular opportunity to drive market share growth in the world of intimate apparel.
Chairman & CEO
Thomas J. LynchNumber of Employees 1,170
Contact Information
1115 Broadway 11th Fl
New York, New York 10010-2803
(212) 684-3400
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Lingerie, Loungewear, and Nightwear Manufacturing: 315231
Recent Events
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Fredericks of Hollywood Group Inc. Reports Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results
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Movie Star, Inc. Announces Expiration of Subscription Period for $20 Million Rights Offering
NEW YORK -- Movie Star, Inc. (AMEX:MSI) ("Movie Star") announced today that the $20 million rights offering launched on December 3, 2007 expired effective as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on January 16, 2008. Based on preliminary results, Movie Star shareholders exercised basic and oversubscription rights to purchase a total...
Movie Star, Inc. Announces Filing of Preliminary Proxy Statement for Proposed Merger with Frederick's of Hollywood and Filing of Registration Statement for $20 Million Rights Offering
NEW YORK -- Movie Star, Inc. (AMEX:MSI) ("Movie Star") announced today that it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for a special meeting of shareholders to be held to consider, among other things, a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Movie...
Movie Star, Inc. Enters Adjacent Business Arena; Establishes Meant to Be Division for Loungewear and Daytime Dresses
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 19, 1999-- MOVIE STAR, INC. (ASE: MSI) today announced its establishment of a new division, "Meant To Be", which will design, merchandise, produce and sell loungewear and daytime dresses. It has hired the design, merchandising and sales team that built this business at Sita, Inc., with...
Movie Star, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 14, 1996--MOVIE STAR INC. (ASE: MSI) today reported sales and operating losses for the second quarter and six months ended December 31, 1995. These results were in line with management's expectations. -0-
Movie Star, Inc. Reports Fiscal '95 Results
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--October 13, 1995--MOVIE STAR, INC. (ASE:MSI) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 1995, as follows: -0-
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Saul Pomerantz | Chief Operating Officer |
| Thomas Rende | CFO |
| Carol Johnson | Manager, HR |
| Joel M. Simon | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas J. Lynch | Chairman & CEO |
| John L. Eisel | Board of Directors |
| Michael A. Salberg | Board of Directors |
| Peter Cole | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
Saul Pomerantz, CPA, has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since February 1999, as an Executive Vice President since September 1997 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1983. From December 1987 to September 1997, he served as the Company's Senior Vice President. From 1981 to December 1987, he was Vice President-Finance. He was Chief Financial Officer from 1982 to February 1999 and has been Secretary of the Company since 1983.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Thomas Rende has served as our Chief Financial Officer and a member of our board of directors since the completion of the merger in January 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of the Movie Star division since February 1999. He also served as a member of the board of directors from April 2004 to April 2007. Since joining Movie Star in 1989, he has held various positions within the finance department.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | CFO | Current |
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Manager, HR | Current |
Joel M. Simon has been a member of our board of directors since 1996. Since July 2000, Mr. Simon has been a principal of XRoads Solutions Group, LLC, a financial consulting and advisory firm. Mr. Simon was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Starrett Corporation, a real estate construction, development and management company from March 1998 to December 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Simon was a private investor from 1996 to 1998, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Olympia & York Companies (U.S.A.) from 1985 through 1996, and a practicing CPA from 1967 through 1984. Mr. Simon serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Avatar Holdings, Inc., a residential real estate and land development company. Mr. Simon has a B.S. degree in Accounting from Queens College of the City University of New York
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Avatar Holdings Inc. | Director | Current |
| Starrett Corporation | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Avatar Holdings Inc. | Director and Member | Former |
| City University of New York | Bachelors of Science Degree In Accounting | Former |
| Queens College | B.S. Degree In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Partner | Current |
| Wildman Harrold | Current | |
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Securities Law Institute | Former | |
| University of Illinois | J.D. Degree | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.S. Degree In Accounting | Former |
Michael A. Salberg has been a member of our board of directors since 2001. From November 2003 through July 2006, he served as General Counsel of the Anti-Defamation League, an international not-for-profit organization. In addition to his duties as General Counsel, Mr. Salberg served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer from November 2003 until December 2004 and then as Special Assistant to the National Director until July 2006. Since July 2006, he has served as Associate National Director and Director of International Affairs of the Anti-Defamation League. From April 1989 to November 2003, he was a partner in the New York law firm of Graubard Miller and its predecessors. The Graubard Miller firm and its predecessors have represented us as legal counsel for many years. Mr. Salberg received his J.D. degree from New York Law School and a B.A. degree from the University of Cincinnati.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Graubard Miller | partner | Former |
| New York Law School | Juris Doctor Degree | Former |
| University of Cincinnati | Bachelor of Arts | Former |
Peter Cole has served as our Executive Chairman since the completion of the merger in January 2008 and as a member of our board of directors since April 2004. From January 2007 to January 2008, he served as the lead Movie Star director to facilitate the timely and successful completion of the merger. Since October 2005, Mr. Cole has been the managing member of Performance Enhancement Partners, LLC, a private consulting firm that he founded. From April 2001 through July 2005, Mr. Cole served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Qwiz, Inc., a leading provider of pre-employment competency assessment solutions and training needs analysis. Prior to joining Qwiz, Inc., Mr. Cole was a Managing Director at Citibank, where he was responsible for one of its global capital markets businesses. At both Qwiz and Citibank, Mr. Cole successfully integrated acquired companies into existing core businesses. Mr. Cole serves as a director and member of the audit committee of Qwiz Holdings, LLC. Mr. Cole earned his B.A. degree in economics from the University of Vermont.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qwiz, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Citibank | Managing Director | Former |
| Citigroup Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Qwiz, Inc. | Chairman of The Board | Former |
| Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. | Chair of Board | Former |
| University of Vermont | B.A. degree in economics | Former |
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