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John Varvatos is a brand that occupies a unique place in the landscape of American design. It unites old world craftsmanship and refined tailoring with modern innovations in textiles and a rock U/nUa roll sensibility. Launched in 2000 with a collection of tailored clothing and sportswear, the brand now represents an entire lifestyle that includes belts, bags, footwear, eyewear, jewelry and fragrances as well as the younger, edgier John Varvatos Star USA collection and a wildly successful collaboration with Converse.

Commercially focused and data-driven executive for highly complex omni-channel consumer products / retail / distribution organizations. Private equity veteran with public corporate finance background, internationally experienced and accomplished in start-up, restructuring, rapid growth and M&A scenarios. Participant / leader in 4 sale processes (1 successful exit), 1 recapitalization, 1 fund raising, and strategic advisor on multiple M&A and biz-dev projects. High energy, creative, entrepreneurial motivator who leads from the front to develop loyal and productive teams that independently and effectively navigate business challenges. Fuels growth and drives bottom line performance through a continuous focus on enhancing collaboration, productivity and operating efficiency. Increases enterprise value by resolving financial and operational issues and up-leveling KPI’s through data-driven strategies and team & organization optimization.