GARDEN CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2016--
Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ GS:LCUT), a leading global provider of
kitchenware, tableware and other products used in the home, today
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Sally Genster Robling
as a director of the Company.
Ms. Robling, non-executive Chairman of Plated, the venture-backed
e-commerce platform that provides a premium cook-at-home dinner
experience, and Principal of Robling Advisors, LLC, has more than 30
years of marketing, sales, and C-suite leadership experience in the
consumer products industry. Prior to joining Plated, Ms. Robling served
as Executive Vice President of Pinnacle Foods Corporation, where she was
President of the $1.1 billion Birds Eye Division, and part of the
leadership team that completed a successful 2013 IPO. Before joining
Pinnacle in 2008, Ms. Robling was Chief Marketing Officer at Trane, Inc.
(formerly American Standard), held several senior leadership roles at
Campbell’s Soup Company, including Vice President and General Manager of
Global Beverages, and was a Marketing Manager at Kraft.
Lifetime Brands’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Siegel
commented, “Sally has an outstanding track record of building
businesses, creating new brands, reinvigorating iconic brands, and
delivering industry-leading levels of innovation in the consumer
products industry. She is also a proven senior advisor who has
successfully partnered with a broad range of clients, ranging from
early-stage food entrepreneurs to billion-dollar global enterprises. We
are pleased to welcome Sally to Lifetime’s Board, and expect her
business and entrepreneurial experience to offer valuable new
perspectives.”
Ms. Robling is a graduate of Princeton University and earned an MBA from
the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. She also
serves on the No Kid Hungry Leadership Advisory Council and the Business
Today Board of Directors.
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tableware
and other products used in the home. The Company markets its products
under such well-known kitchenware brands as Farberware®,
KitchenAid®, Cuisine de France®, Fred® &
Friends, Guy Fieri®, Kitchen Craft®, Kizmos™,
La Cafetière®, Misto®, Mossy Oak®,
Pedrini®, Reo®, Sabatier®, Savora™
and Vasconia®; respected tableware brands such as Mikasa®,
Pfaltzgraff®, Creative Tops®, Gorham®,
International® Silver, Kirk Stieff®, Towle®
Silversmiths, Tuttle®, Wallace®, V&A®
and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew®; and home solutions brands,
including Kamenstein®, Bombay®, BUILT®,
Debbie Meyer® and Design for Living™. The
Company also provides private label products to leading retailers
worldwide.
The Company’s corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com.
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Source: Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Laurence Winoker, 516-203-3590
Chief
Financial Officer
investor.relations@lifetimebrands.com
or
LHA
Harriet
Fried, 212-838-3777
SVP
hfried@lhai.com
