EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Next, Inc. has a strong management team with extensive experience in the promotional products and imprinted sportswear
industries. The following is a profile for each of the executive management
team members:
Robert Budd, CEO
Mr. Budd has over 25 years of sales and management expertise with both public and private companies. Prior to joining Next, Mr. Budd was a founding Partner of TBA Management a
consulting firm that specialized in working with both public and private companies
fulfilling the roles of both CEO and COO helping companies determine their core
competencies and leveraging them to achieve strategic growth both organically and
through strategic acquisitions. Over his career he has led companies involved in
manufacturing, distribution and service industries. Since joining Next Marketing Inc.
in November of 2005 he has successfully led a major turnaround that resulted
in the company's first profitable year since 2003.
David O. Cole, C.F.O.
Mr. Cole, a C.P.A., has over 30 years of financial management experience having held senior management positions with publicly traded and privately held companies. He has founded and operated his own corporate financial management consulting and interim executive firm. Mr. Cole earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Indiana University.
David Gleason, Vice President Sourcing & Program Development:
Mr. Gleason has been
Vice President Operations of Next, Inc and its predecessor since January 30,
1997. He has extensive experience in the promotional products
and licensed apparel industry specializing in vendor product management and program development for retail partners for over 27 years.
Rick Talbert, Vice President Operations: A high impact leader with a record of implementing change and achieving results in multiple settings, joins Next Inc. after spending the last 10 years with Honeywell International working as a Critical Projects Manager with integrated supply chains in addition to being an Operations Team Leader in a significant business unit. His background is in Program/Project management, Operations Management and Supervision. He holds an MBA from Purdue University, Krannert Graduate School of Management.
Joe Ferragina, Executive Vice President Sales Marketing:
Mr. Ferragina brings over 23 years of experience having held ownership and senior management positions with several companies in the apparel industry. Post positions include President and Owner of Dakota Sportswear, National Sales Manager for W.E. Stephens Manufacturing, and was responsible for growing national retail sales for Tee Jays Manufacturing. In 1997 Mr. Ferragina formed Ferra Sales & Marketing, LLC, a sales and marketing company representing apparel manufacturers to national retail chains. In 1997 he made the transition to represent Next Inc. to retail. Since that time, Mr. Ferragina has been instrumental in building retail business on behalf of Next.
Ross Litz, Vice President of Sales Merchandising
Mr. Litz has over 12 years experience in sales to national retail chains and has worked with Joe Ferragina as a partner in Ferra Sales & Marketing for the last 7 years. Mr. Litz's experience includes Account Executive for W.E. Stephens Manufacturing and partner in Ferra Sales & Marketing. LLC. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in opening new accounts and building programs for national retail chains. Mr. Litz earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Belmont University.
The Company's licensed and proprietary products include the following:
Approximately 200 licenses and agreements to distribute its Cadre AthleticTM, and Campus Traditions USATM line for most major colleges and universities in the U.S.;
Licensing agreements with Chevrolet®, Pontiac®, Hummer®, Cadillac®, Buick®, Corvette C6®, Dodge®, GMC®, Chrysler®, Plymouth®, and Ford® for their respective "branded" logos for the RPM Sports USATM motor sports line, targeting the automotive dealership network and automotive venue markets;
Proprietary designs including American BikerTM, American WildlifeTM, Ragtops SportswearTM , Campus Traditions USATM and Cadre AthleticTM, among others;
Licensing and distribution agreements with Sturgis "Bike Rally", Indianapolis Motor Speedway, GRITS, and Rivalfish.
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