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Board of Directors
Frederick G. Kraegel has extensive experience in evaluating businesses and in working with companies with complex financial issues. He has been with Bridge Associates LLC since February 2003, currently is a Senior Director and in such capacity has served in a number of roles including as financial advisor to the Chapter 7 Trustee of Refco, LLC. Mr. Kraegel was an independent consultant from July 2002 to February 2003. From July 2001 to July 2002 Mr. Kraegel was Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Director of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. where he was hired to provide direction for the Chapter 11 process and financial, information technology and real estate functions. Mr. Kraegel was President and Director of Acme Markets of Virginia, Inc. from 2000 to 2001 and led the effort in which the retail operations of the 32-store chain were sold. In 1998, he was hired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Factory Card Outlet Corp., a public company, to direct the financial restructuring of the company including the filing a Chapter 11 proceeding in 1999; Mr. Kraegel left the company in 2000 prior to its emergence from bankruptcy in 2002. Mr. Kraegel was a partner at Peat, Marwick Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG LLP) and is a CPA. Mr. Kraegel graduated from Valparaiso University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. Mr. Kraegel serves on the boards of Concordia Plan Services, Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Valparaiso University.
Edward M. Slezak, age 45, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel since March, 2014. Mr. Slezak is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Managers of Crumbs Holdings. Between January 1, 2014 and his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Slezak served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel. Mr. Slezak joined Crumbs in August of 2013, as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Slezak served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Aéropostale, Inc., a mall-based specialty retailer where he was responsible for all aspects of that company's legal and compliance functions, including public company securities matters and compliance, general corporate representation, intellectual property protection, litigation management and international licensing, as well as product and social compliance. Mr. Slezak joined Aéropostale and established its in-house legal department, serving first as Vice President from November, 2004 to March, 2005, then as Group Vice President from March 2005 to April 2006, when he was named Senior Vice President. Prior to his arrival at Aéropostale, Mr. Slezak had served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., a video game developer and publisher, where he also founded that company's in-house legal department and was responsible for that company's legal and compliance functions, including such areas as public company securities matters and compliance, general corporate representation, intellectual property protection, capital raising and litigation management. Prior to his move in-house, Mr. Slezak was a Senior Associate in the corporate department at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, concentrating in mergers and acquisitions.
Julian R. Geiger has served as a director of the Company and Crumbs since May 5, 2011. He was appointed to serve as the president and chief executive officer of the Company and Crumbs from November 14, 2011 through December 31, 2013. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Geiger served as the chairman of the board of directors of Aéropostale, Inc., a mall-based specialty retailer, from August 1998 to February 2012 and served as its chairman and chief executive officer from August 1998 to February 2010 and as a part-time advisor to the company from December 2010 to February 2012. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Geiger served as president and chief executive officer of Federated Specialty Stores, Inc., a division of Federated Department Stores, Inc., which included Aéropostale. Before joining Federated Specialty Stores, Inc., Mr. Geiger served as president of the Eagle Eye Kids wholesale and retail divisions of Asian American Partners from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Geiger held a wide range of merchandising positions from 1975 to 1993 at R.H. Macy & Co., Inc., a department store holding company, including president of merchandising for Macy's East. Mr. Geiger received his BA in History from Columbia College and his MBA from the Columbia Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Geiger serves on the Company's Board of Directors as a designee of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Harold L. Kestenbaum was appointed to the Board of Directors in August of 2013. He is an attorney who has specialized in franchise law and other matters relating to franchising since 1977. From May 1982 until September 1986, Mr. Kestenbaum served as franchise and general counsel to Sbarro, Inc., the national franchisor of over 1,000 family-style Italian restaurants and, was a director from March 1985 to December 2006. From September 1983 to October 1989, he served as President and Chairman of the Board of FranchiseIt Corporation, the first publicly traded company specializing in providing franchise marketing and consulting services and equity financing to emerging franchise companies, which he co-founded. Mr. Kestenbaum has authored the first book dedicated to the entrepreneur who wants to franchise his/her business called “So You Want To Franchise Your Business”. It is a step by step guide to what a businessperson needs to know and do to properly roll out a franchise program.
Kirk A. Rose was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2012. Mr. Rose is the Co-Founder and a Partner of Salt Creek Hospitality LLC, a boutique investment vehicle which primarily invests in hospitality real estate. Prior to joining Salt Creek Hospitality LLC in 2009, Mr. Rose had a 9 year career in various hospitality related roles with the Pritzker family of Chicago. Ending in 2008, Mr. Rose was the Chief Financial Officer of Global Hyatt Corporation, the holding company formed to own the operating and real estate business of the Hyatt Hotel chain. Prior to Global Hyatt, Mr. Rose served as the Chief Financial Officer for Hyatt Corp, the North American management company, and Hyatt Equities, the principal hotel real estate ownership vehicle for Pritzker Family Interests. Prior to Hyatt in 1999, Mr. Rose was Associate General Counsel at Sears Roebuck & Co specializing in tax, mergers and acquisitions and employee benefit. From 1985 through 1990, Mr. Rose was an attorney with McDermott, Will & Emery and Arthur Anderson and Co. Mr. Rose received his BA degree from Duke University and his JD from Indiana University School of Laws. Mr. Rose is also a Certified Public Accountant.