Tuesday 13th October 2009

An Audience with Andy Rubin

Join us for this Q&A evening with the CEO of Pentland Brands

When: Doors - 6:30pm, Talk - 7:00pm. Tuesday 13th October 2009
Where: The Circle Club, Barton Arcade, M3 2BB

RSVP: £10 bookable online or rsvp with name, company and position to rsvp@manchesterfashion.com  

Please note: We are ticketless organisation. Paid places will be noted on the door.

Andy Rubin, MA MBA, is CEO of Pentland Brands plc, a private, family owned company started in the 1930’s with a single shoe shop. Andy is the third generation to lead the family business. He joined the Group in 1991, was appointed to the Main Board as Marketing Director in 1995 and appointed CEO in 1998. 

Pentland owns a number of well known sports, outdoor and fashion brands, including: Speedo, Berghaus, Brasher, Mitre, Ellesse, Red or Dead, One True Saxon, Boxfresh and Franco Sarto. Pentland is the global licensee for Lacoste and Ted Baker footwear and is licensee for Kickers in the UK.

Pentland is also a shareholder in Hunter Boots and Gio Goi. Pentland sells its products in over 170 countries worldwide. Pentland is also the majority owner of JD Sports Fashion plc which operates 400 sports and fashion stores in the UK under the “JD”, “Scotts”, “Bank” and “Size” fascias. 

Andy read law at Cambridge University and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. In between he worked in Corporate Finance for a US investment bank. 

He is involved in several charities and is a Trustee of InKind Direct, the UK’s leading redistribution charity, and a Director of Barnet Enterprise Business Partnership. Andy is also a Board Member of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry. 

www.pentland.com

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