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Pres and Chief Executive Officer Driving Organizational Success and Inspiring A High Performance Culture That Focuses On Business Excellence

FINGERHUT is now part of Bluestem Brands. Inc.\r\n\r\nBluestem Brands, Inc. is a multi-brand retailer, delivering a wide selection of products and shop-at-home convenience through e-commerce and direct marketing via the Fingerhut and Gettington.com brands. In addition to offering a large selection of brand-name products, each brand also offers a variety of credit options to provide families on a budget the flexibility of paying over time.\r\n\r\nBluestem Brands employs approximately 900 employees in Minnesota and has call center partners worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.\r\n\r\nSince 1948, Fingerhut has grown from a small entrepreneurial business into a nation-wide direct retailer, delivering shop-at-home convenience and a wide selection of products both online and through catalogs to our customers.\r\n\r\nGettington.com hit the web as our second brand in 2009. With the same great selection as Fingerhut, Gettington.com focuses on offering online shoppers convenient options to pay for their orders.\r\n\r\nIn 2010, Fingerhut Direct Marketing was renamed, and Bluestem Brands, Inc. was born. The renaming of the company signifies our progression to a high-growth, multi-brand, multi-channel retailer leaning heavily toward e-commerce.\r\nSpecialties\r\n\r\nCatalog and web sales, credit, eCommerce

“Opportunity lies in the place where the complaints are” – Jack Ma. Jim is an accomplished, dedicated and highly skilled President/CEO/Board Member bringing along 15+ years of experience in creating, implementing and executing strategic objectives for profitable expansion throughout all market segments with skills in overseeing day-to-day operations & providing strategic leadership for the company to establish both long-term and short-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. He is deft at ensuring alignment of individual priorities with overall business objectives and in coaching team members to success & holding individuals accountable for achieving results. Jim is adroit in driving sales and profits in omni-channel specialty retail organizations with skills in repositioning consumer brands, strategic planning, merchandising, marketing, product development, planning and allocation, global sourcing, start-ups, and building strong motivated teams. He is also skillful in leading overall planning, budgeting and operational processes to ensure all areas support Company objectives. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Strategic Planning P&L Management Business Development Customer Experience Design/Product Development Trend Analysis Merchandising Inventory Control E-commerce Catalog Brand Management Direct/Multi Channel Marketing Entrepreneurship Global Sourcing Sales Team Building & Leadership Communication Skills To know more about him, or how he can help you or your business, contact Jim at: hmetscher@icloud.com