Redcats USA Names New President & CEO
New York, NY – February 12, 2010 – On January 4, 2010, Sylvain Desjonquères was officially appointed President & CEO of Redcats USA, a multi-channel, web-driven home-shopping leader. Sylvain will be responsible for leading all of the brands in the Redcats USA portfolio, including: AVENUE®, Woman Within®, Jessica London®, Roaman's®, KingSize®, BrylaneHome®, BrylaneHome® Kitchen, OneStopPlus.com®, The Sportsman's Guide® and The Golf Warehouse®.
Sylvain has more than 20 years of experience in the consumer goods industry. Most recently, Sylvain served as Chief Executive Officer of La Halle (Vivarte Group), a French fashion retail chain with 500 stores. Prior to this, he held senior level marketing and sales positions with Orangina, Kraft, Reckitt Benckiser and Loréal. Sylvain also has experience in strategic consulting with The Boston Consulting Group.
Born in Switzerland, Sylvain has lived in several places including the United Kingdom and France. He has traveled extensively for business in the United States, Latin America and Asia. Sylvain obtained his M.B.A. from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Sylvain’s office will be located in New York City at Redcats USA’s corporate headquarters.
About Redcats USA
Redcats USA is a dynamic, multi-channel, web-driven home-shopping leader, with numerous well-known brands in its portfolio: AVENUE®, Woman Within®, Jessica London®, Roaman's®, KingSize®, BrylaneHome® and BrylaneHome® Kitchen sold on OneStopPlus.com®, The Sportsman's Guide® and The Golf Warehouse®. Redcats USA offers a wide range of value and quality driven merchandise categories, including men's and women's plus-size apparel, home and lifestyle products, and sporting goods/outdoor gear.
About Redcats Group
In apparel, home furnishing and leisure, Redcats Group brings together 14 brands in home shopping: AVENUE®, Woman Within®, Jessica London®, Roaman's®, KingSize®, The Sportsman's Guide®, The Golf Warehouse®, La Redoute, La maison de Valérie, Vertbaudet, Cyrillus, Somewhere, Daxon and Ellos, present in 30 countries. Redcats Group generated 3.69 billion euros of sales in 2008, including 42.2% on Internet and employs approximately 20,000 associates. Redcats Group is based on a multichannel distribution network combining e-commerce, catalogues and stores. Redcats Group is a PPR Company. For any further information: www.redcats.com.
Contact Information
Pat Cross
Vice President, Corporate PR & Communications
Redcats USA
212-502-9315
