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Market Cap:$9.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.9M
  • Public
  • US
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NexCen Brands, Inc. is the world's leading vertically integrated brand acquisition and management firm focused on brand management for the 21st Century. NexCen seeks to acquire and grow proven brands in the retail franchising, consumer branded products, and Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) franchising industries. By licensing its consumer product brands to manufacturers and retailers, and franchising its retail and QSR brands to individual operators, NexCen is able to focus on marketing its brands and positioning them to excel in today's global economy. We are all about great brands, great products and great people. The result of leveraging brands across the three industry operating verticals on which NexCen focuses provides us with a flexible and highly diversified business model whereby NexCen is able to virtually manage production of its consumer product brands through its licensees, and is able to distribute its products through its own channels without limiting distribution to other third party channels. Ultimately, NexCen seeks to create value, not only for its shareholders, but for its global network of licensees, franchisees, its vendor and retail partners, and for the consumers who are touched by NexCen's brands around the world in every aspect of their lives from the food they eat to the clothing they wear and the houses they live in on a daily basis. Today, our brand generates over $1.2 billion in retail sales and operates over 1,500 franchised stores, with 555...

Chief Executive Officer
Kenneth J. Hall
Number of Employees 36
Contact Information

1330 Avenue Of The Americas 40th Fl

New York, New York 10019-5400

www.nexcenbrand...

(212) 277-1100

NAICS Code Investment Advice: 523930

Recent Events

  • NexCen Brands Advances Jerry Slover to VP of Development

    11/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Reports Third Consecutive Quarter of Operating Income and Positive Cash Flow

    11/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Appoints CAO

    10/10/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Q1 loss decreases

    9/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • NexCen Brands signs master franchise agreement with Teixeira Development Group

    9/11/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • NexCen Brands announces Great American Cookies's new creation

    8/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • NexCen Brands, Inc., parent

    8/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Announces New License Agreements with RCG Corporation for TAFTM in Australia and New...

    8/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • NexCen Brands opens Marble Slab Creamery store in Singapore

    7/28/09 - Site Opening - View Story

  • NexCen promotes QSR franchise exec

    6/23/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • NexCen Brands opens first Great American Cookies store in Mexico

    6/15/09 - Site Opening - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth J. Hall Chief Executive Officer
David B. Meister Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charles A. Zona Executive Vice President, Brand Management and Licensing
James Haran Executive Vice President, M&A & Operations
James Haren Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acq & Operations
Jenn Johnston Vice President Qsr Brand Marketing for Nexcen Franchise Management
Jennifer Johnston Vice President Qsr Brand Marketing for Nexcen Franchise Management, Parent
Ron Fetzer Vice President
Michael Bastian Director, Creative, Menswear
Peter Som Director, Creative, Womenswear
Bill Blass Designer
Sue Jung Nam General Counsel
Jack B. Dunn Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David S. Oros Chairman of the Board
Edward J. Mathias Chairman
James T Brady Chairman
Marvin Traub Chairman, S.D. Retail Consulting
George P Stamas Board of Directors
Jack Rovner Board of Directors
Paul Waymond Caine Board of Directors
Truman T. Semans Board of Directors

Mr. Hall joined the Company on March 25, 2008 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer on August 15, 2008. Mr. Hall is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of cross-functional operating, strategic and financial leadership experience. He has driven growth and bottom-line results for public and private companies across a variety of industries. As an executive of middle-market global companies with revenues up to $1 billion, his experience has spanned all core operations and market sectors. He has held executive leadership positions with NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies as well as private companies, including Global DirectMail, Icon CMT Corp., the National Football League and Mercator Software, where he helped lead its financial turnaround following a financial restatement and SEC investigation. Ken has worked closely with the Wall Street community and has successfully executed company mergers and acquisitions and interacted extensively at the board level on strategic and Corporate Governance matters. Prior to joining NexCen, Mr. Hall most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Seevast Corp, a leading online-media holding company comprised of ad networks, Pulse 360 and Kanoodle, as well as a domain asset management company, Moniker, for which Mr. Hall led a successful sale process. Mr. Hall holds a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University and a M.B.A. from Golden Gate University. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
National Association of Corporate Directors Board of Directors Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Former
Mercator Software Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Former
Golden Gate University MBA Former
Lehigh University BS, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Executive Vice President, Brand Management and Licensing Current
Seton Hall University BS Degree In Industrial Relations Former

James Haran joined the Company on June 6, 2006 as Executive Vice President of M&A. Prior to joining NexCen, Mr. Haran served for nine years as the Chief Credit Officer of UCC Capital Corporation. Mr. Haran has a broad range of business experience in structured finance, M&A and consulting. For the past eight years his focus has been on maximizing value and creating leveraged opportunities for IP centric companies and assets. These industries include apparel and footwear, franchising, and entertainment. Mr. Haran played a key role in the BCBG Max Azria transaction, winner of the Institutional Investor's Securitization News 2004 Deal of the Year Award. Prior to joining UCC, Mr. Haran was a Partner at Sidney Yoskowitz and Company P.C., a regional diversified certified public accounting firm. During his tenure, which began in 1987, his focus was on real estate and financial services companies. Mr. Haran served his clients on an array of strategic and operational levels. Mr. Haran is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from State University of New York, at Plattsburgh.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Executive Vice President, M&A & Operations Current
Ucc Capital Corporation Chief Credit Officer Former
The State University of New York Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acq & Operations Current

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Vice President Qsr Brand Marketing for Nexcen Franchise Management Current

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Vice President Qsr Brand Marketing for Nexcen Franchise Management, Parent Current

Mr. Fetzer is VP of NexCen Brands, Inc., an intellectual property management and franchising company, and is responsible for financial and SEC reporting. From November, 1999 to July, 2007 Mr. Fetzer was Chief Financial Officer at Bill Blass, Ltd. , a fashion manufacturing and licensing firm. Prior to his employment at Bill Blass, Mr. Fetzer was senior manager at the accounting firm of UHY, LLP (previously known as Urbach Kahn & Werlin) from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Fetzer received an MBA in International Finance from Baruch College in 1991 and a BA in Accounting from Queens College in 1985. The board has determined that the following named nominees, if elected, will be "independent" as defined by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National Association of Securities Dealers' listing standards: Harris Epstein, Peter Barotz and Ronald P. Fetzer.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Vice President Current
Synergx Systems Board of Directors Current
Bill Blass Ltd. Chief Financial Officer Former
Bill Blass Ltd. Controller Former
Baruch College MBA In International Finance Former
Queens College BA In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Director, Creative, Menswear Current

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Director, Creative, Womenswear Current

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Designer Current

Sue J. Nam joined the Company on September 24, 2007 as General Counsel. She was appointed Secretary of the Company on December 6, 2007. Ms. Nam has more than 14 years of experience across several areas of law, including intellectual property, Corporate Governance, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisition, and litigation. She was in private practice with Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP in its San Francisco office and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in its New York office. Prior to joining NexCen, Ms. Nam was Vice President, Corporate Counsel for Prudential Financial since 2001, where she served as Intellectual Property Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Ms. Nam earned her B.A. in English and French Literature from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Yale Law School.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. General Counsel Current

Organization Position Status
Aether Systems, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Aether Systems, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Nexcen Ltd Chairman Current
Broadwing Corporation Board of Directors Current
University of Maryland School of Nursing Board of Directors Current
University of Maryland B.S. In Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
The Carlyle Group Inc. managing director Current
The Carlyle Group Inc. Partner Current
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC Special Limited Partner Current
University of Pennsylvania Trustee Current
Maveron LLC Senior Advisor Current
Carlyle Holding Corporation Current
Cahill Warnock & Company Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chairman Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Director Current
Aether Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Valhalla Partners Board of Directors Current
SOUND60 Director Current
Milestone Merchant Partners, LLC Board Member Current
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Managing Director Former
Harvard Business School Trustee Former
University of Pennsylvania Trustee Former
The Carlyle Group Inc. Director Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Degree Former

James T. Brady , age 68, a director since May 1999, has been the Managing Director—Mid-Atlantic of Ballantrae International, Ltd. (a management consulting firm) since January 2000, and is the former secretary of the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development, where he served from 1995 to 1998. He was also a managing partner of Arthur Andersen LLP from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Brady is a director of McCormick & Company, Inc., T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and NexCen Brands, Inc. Mr. Brady was a director of Constellation Enterprises, Inc. from March 1998 to May 1999.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chairman Current
SOUND60 Director Current
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Director Current
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Board Director Current
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Director Current
Constellation Power, Inc. Managing Director Former
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Iona College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Chairman, S.D. Retail Consulting Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Partner Current
New Enterprise Associates Venture Partner Current
Washington Capitals Partner Current
Washington Wizards Partner Current
Camden Partners Holdings, LLC Special Limited Partner Current
Cahill Warnock & Company Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lexecon Board of Directors Current
Nexcen Ltd Director Current
FTI Consulting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
OCG Ventures, LLC Advisory Board Member Current
Gridpoint, Inc. Director Current
Milestone Merchant Partners, LLC Board Member Current
Aether Systems, Inc. Director Current
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Partner Former
Baltimore Orioles, L.P. Partner Former
DB Capital Partners Lead Legal Advisor Former
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Executive Committee Member Former
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Special Counsel, Enforcement Division Former
The Brown Corporation Former
University of Pennsylvania Former
Deutsche Bank AG Former
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering Co-Chair, Corporate Department Former
University of Maryland School of Law Member, Board of Visitors Former
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Incorporated Vice Chairman Former
Washington Capitals Director Current
University of Maryland School of Law J.D. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. In Economics Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania graduate Former
University of Maryland School of Law graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Lexecon President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
FTI Consulting, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Pepco Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
FTI Consulting, Inc. President Current
Baltimore Orioles, L.P. Partner Current
Pepco Holdings, Inc. Director Former
SOUND60 Director of Aether on June Current
Pepco Holdings, Inc. Chairman Current
FTI Consulting, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Director Current
University of Maryland School of Law J.D. Former
Princeton University B.A. Former

Over the past two decades, Jack Rovner has built a solid track record as one of the music industry's most bankable "turn-around" men. He has led the venerable RCA Record label, co-founded Vector Recordings and has partnered to lead Vector Management one of the most successful artist management and independent labels in the industry. Preceding his work at RCA and Vector, Mr. Rovner was S.V.P of Marketing at BMG North America and reported directly to the chairman of BMG Worldwide and directed marketing efforts for company-owned properties. As S.V.P of Arista Records from 1991 to 1994, he oversaw all brand marketing which yielded record-breaking sales for Whitney Houston and Kenny G. Mr. Rovner's career began at Columbia Records. From 1981 until his departure in 1991 from the office of Vice President of Marketing, he worked on all creative marketing aspects for Bruce Springsteen's Grammy Award winning Born in the USA, as well as projects for The Rolling Stones, Wynton Marsalis, and Pink Floyd. Mr. Rovner developed his passion for brand marketing and music while a student at the University of Iowa, where he was awarded a B.A. in Communication Studies. He currently resides in New York City.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Atlanta Alumni Chapter Founder Current
Detroit Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Founder Current
Dzbantu.Com Current
Kappa Alpha Psi: Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Current
Ze Nupes Current
Fort Lee Alumni Chapter Current
Elders Kingdom Current
Og Nupes Current
NU Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Current
Arlington/Grand Prairie Alumni Current
Nrwpkappas.Com Current
Dover Alumni Chapter of Kappa Current
Enpower Services Current
Iota Delta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Current
Pontiac Kappa Foundation Current
College Park (Ga) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Current
Hattiesburg Alumni Chapter of Kappa Current
Phoenix Alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc Current
The Fox Chapter Current
Pva Nupes Current
Providence Alumni Current
Baton Rouge Alumni Current
Middle Eastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Current
New York Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Current
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cj Foundation Board of Directors Current
Kappasofetac.Com Etac Member Login Current
Entertainment Weekly Inc. Publisher Former
Teen People Publisher Former
People Inc. Publisher Former
Indiana University Professor Former
Second Baptist Church Inc Board of Directors Former
Columbia University Former

Mr. Semans has announced his retirement from the board of directors following the 2007 Annual Meeting of stockholders. Mr. Caine has been nominated by the board of directors for election at the 2007 Annual Meeting and upon election to the board of directors for immediate appointment as a member of the Audit Committee to replace Mr. Semans.

Organization Position Status
NexCen Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Ex-Aether CEO Launches Hedge Fund

    Conde Nast Portfolio - 8/22/09 - View Story

  • Ex-Aether Systems CEO David Oros launches hedge fund

    Baltimore Business Journal - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Marble Slab Creamery Introduces Blackberry Treats

    Chain Leader - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Marble Slab Creamery Introduces a New Blackberry Ice Cream Flavor and Blackberry Crumble Combination

    KLFY - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Marble Slab Creamery Introduces a New Blackberry Ice Cream Flavor and Blackberry...

    Reuters - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Marble Slab Creamery Introduces a New Blackberry Ice Cream Flavor and Blackberry Crumble Combination

    Street Insider - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Announces Opening of First Shoebox New York Store in the Middle East

    Business Wire - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • NexCen Brands Announces Opening of 50th Marble Slab Creamery Store in Canada

    Business Wire - 6/29/09 - View Story

  • Great American Cookies Calls on Cookie Man(TM) - a Hero for all Who Seek a Satisfying...

    Reuters - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Great American Cookies Calls on Cookie Man(TM) - a Hero for all Who Seek a Satisfying Treat

    PR Newswire - 6/24/09 - View Story

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     NEXC $0.16 +0.01 (3.23% )
Average Volume 166,032
Shares Outstanding 56.62M
Market Cap 9.1M
Year High 0.41
Year Low 0.05
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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