BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$12.0M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Welcome to Nature Vision Inc., home to some of the most inventive products in all outdoors. Our passion for creating extraordinary outdoor experiences remains the driving force behind each and every new product. While others call new sizes and colors "innovation," at Nature Vision, the term lives up to its meaning, yielding entirely new brand categories, such as Aqua-Vu Underwater Viewing Systems. Set in a region rich with the natural lakes, rivers and woods that house abundant fish and game, Nature Vision's backyard remains the ideal setting for inspiring, developing and field-testing new products. The legendary Brainerd Lakes region of Central Minnesota also remains home to many of the most respected names in the outdoors Al and Ron Lindner, Gary Roach, In-Fisherman, Dave Genz, the famed Nisswa Guides League, and many others. The Nature Vision staff works closely with all of them both in the field and in the workshop drawing on decades of hardcore fishing and hunting experience to bring you the finest outdoor tools and technologies available today. Nature Vision offers you a unique blend of exceptional outdoor innovations: marine electronics breakthroughs like Aqua-Vu Underwater Viewing Systems, Vector Downriggers and Rod Holders, Crazy Crank Muskie Lures, and the ShowDown Digital Fish Finder; ice fishing equipment like the Genz Stix, Buzz Stix, Pak Shack and Jig-Up; and practical hunting gear such as the Digital Game Scales, Quick-Sit Chair Blinds, and Woodland Whisper...
CFO & Secretary
Robert P. KingNumber of Employees 66
Contact Information
1480 North Pacific Rd
Brainerd, Minnesota 55401
(218) 825-0733
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 423410
Recent Events
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Nature Vision, Inc. Announces Board Member Resignation
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert P. King | CFO & Secretary |
| Trevor Sumption | Natl Sales Manager |
| Christopher S. Lausen | Treasurer |
| Cory Schmidt | Media Coordinator |
| Mark Simonett | Secretary |
| David M. Kolkind | Secretary |
| Jeffrey P. Zernov | Director |
| Richard P. Kiphart | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis A. Samson | Board of Directors |
| Michael R. Day | Board of Directors |
| Philip M. McLaughlin | Board of Directors |
| Scott S. Meyers | Board of Directors |
| Steve Shanesy | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | CFO & Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Natl Sales Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Media Coordinator | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| North American Membership Group, Inc. | Controller | Former |
Jeffery P. Zernov has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nature Vision since 1998, when he founded the company. Mr. Zernov also served as Chief Financial Officer from 1998 through 2002. In 1979, Mr. Zernov founded Zercom Corporation, a defense electronics contractor, which he sold to Communication Systems Inc. in 1990. Mr. Zernov served as Zercom's Chief Executive Officer until 1996 and, in addition from 1990 through 1996, he established and served as President of the Zercom Marine division, a designer and manufacturer of sonar products for sports fishing applications. Prior to 1979, Mr. Zernov served as a field promotion specialist with Lindy Tackle and was a co-founder of In-Fisherman, a sports fishing publisher and producer of television shows. Mr. Zernov will serve as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the combined company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Chairman, President & CEO | Former |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| In-Fisherman | Co-Founder | Former |
| Communication Systems, Inc. | Contractor | Former |
Michael R. Day, has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Nature Vision since 2002. From 1999 through 2002, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Image Rotational Enterprises, Inc., a Brained, Minnesota manufacturer of rotational molded plastic parts. Mr. Day will serve as Chief Financial Officer of the combined company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | CFO, COO & Chief Accounting Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SAFLINK Corporation | Lead Independent Director | Current |
| William Blair Capital Partners | Head | Current |
| William Blair & Company LLC | Principal | Current |
| William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | Head of the Corporate Finance Department | Current |
| SAFLINK Corporation | Director Co-Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director | Current |
| Lime Energy Co. | Chairman | Current |
| Kapadia Energy Services | Chairman | Current |
| Maximum Performance Group | Chairman | Current |
| Emmi Solutions, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Data, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Director | Current |
| SAFLINK Corporation | Director | Current |
| Lime Energy Co. | Board of Directors | Former |
| First Data Corporation | Director | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Dartmouth College | B.A. | Former |
Scott S. Meyers , has served as a Class II director since April 2000. Mr. Meyers is an owner and president of Rocky Mountain Choppers and Black Water Choppers custom motorcycle dealers. He is the former President and director of Alliant Techsystems, Inc., an aerospace and defense company. Mr. Meyers currently provides advisory services to Alliant Techsystems, which he joined in March 1996 and served as Chief Financial Officer until October 2000, when he became President. Mr. Meyers previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Magnavox Electronic Systems Company, a manufacturer of defense electronics products. Mr. Meyers is the chair of the audit committee and a member of the compensation/nominating committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Choppers, LLC | President | Current |
| Rocky Mountain Choppers, LLC | Owner | Current |
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Steve Shanesy worked with Kraft Foods, Inc. from 1983-1996, most recently as Vice President of Marketing, Oscar Mayer Foods Division. Senior Vice President of Marketing for Rayovac-Remington North America, 1996-1998 and Executive Vice President/General Manager from 1998-2004. Mr. Shanesy will also serve as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nature Vision, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |


