BELLEVUE,
Wash., Dec. 14, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- Eddie Bauer LLC, the active outdoor brand,
announced today that Steve Venegas has
accepted the position of Vice President, Distribution, North
America. Mr. Venegas is a seasoned outdoor industry executive,
most recently holding the position of Vice President Distribution
for VF Outdoor, Inc., which includes brands such
as The North
Face, Reef, Lucy, Eagle
Creek and JanSport.
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Mr. Venegas holds a master's degree in organizational
management and has 19 years of distribution and operations
experience. Recruited from Best Buy Corp., Mr. Venegas joined VF
Outdoor, Inc. in 2007 as the Director of Distribution Outdoor
Coalition to help improve operating results for the VF Outdoor
distribution network in the United
States and Canada. By 2010,
he was promoted to Vice President of Distribution. Through his
leadership, Mr. Venegas's team made notable improvements in
processes and operating costs.
"We are excited to welcome someone of Steve's caliber to
the team," said Dan
Templin, COO and CFO of Eddie
Bauer. "Steve is an enthusiastic leader, has a
proven track record of impressive cost-per-unit reduction, and
understands the intricacies of complex vendor negotiation and
cross-brand partnership. We look forward to his
leadership and contribution as we take this iconic brand to its
next phase of growth."
"I'm thrilled to join Eddie
Bauer and look forward to leading my team toward making
distribution a competitive advantage," said
Venegas.
About Eddie
Bauer
Established in 1920 in Seattle, Eddie
Bauer is an internationally recognized brand that sells
sportswear, outerwear, gear, and accessories for the active outdoor
lifestyle. Eddie Bauer stands for high quality, innovation,
style and customer service. Eddie
Bauer products are available at more than 400 stores
worldwide and through catalog sales and online at
www.eddiebauer.com. Eddie
Bauer is proud to be named a J.D. Power 2011 Customer
Service Champion and is only one of 40 companies so named in the
U.S. Eddie Bauer was purchased in 2009 in an all-cash transaction
by Golden Gate Capital, a San
Francisco-based Private Equity firm with
over $12
billion under management and a
leading investor in specialty retailing.
About Golden Gate Capital
Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity
investment firm with over $12 billion of capital
under management. The principals of Golden Gate have a long and
successful history of investing across a wide range of industries
and transaction types, including going-privates, corporate
divestitures, and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public
equity investments. Golden Gate is one of the most active investors
in leading brands in the retail and restaurant sectors.
Representative investments include Payless ShoeSource (pending),
Coldwater Creek, Pacific Sunwear, California Pizza Kitchen,
Eddie Bauer, J.Jill, Express, Zales,
Romano's Macaroni Grill, and On the Border Mexican Grill and
Cantina. For additional information,
visit www.goldengatecap.com.
SOURCE Eddie Bauer LLC