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September 8th, 2005 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** PELICAN™ PRODUCTS NAMES JOHN PADIAN COO, RICK KERN EVP Torrance, CA. - September 8, 2005 - Dave Parker, founder and CEO of Pelican™ Products, Inc., along with Chairman of the Board, Rob Gluskin, are proud to announce the promotion of two senior executives. John Padian, formerly Vice President of Sales, assumes the title of Chief Operating Officer while Rick Kern, who currently holds the position of CFO, adds the title of Executive Vice President.
Pelican Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of professional grade flashlights and Protector™ Cases, with distribution centers in Barcelona, Spain - Edmonton, Canada - Tokyo, Japan and Adelaide, Australia. The company was acquired last year by venture capital firm Behrman Capital. For more information visit www.pelican.com or www.behrmancap.com. Media Contact: All trademarks and logos displayed herein are registered and unregistered trademarks of Pelican Products, Inc. and others. |
John
Padian has been with the company for 27 years and began his career as
Pelican’s fourth employee at the age of 15. He has a bachelor’s
degree in Business from Cal State Long Beach. “I’ve worked for
just one company in my career, but in that time I’ve done it all,”
said Padian. Before moving into Sales in 1989, Padian managed the Purchasing,
Production and Inventory Control departments at Pelican. Since moving
to sales in 1989, he has held a number of positions including Sales Manager
for the Photographic and International Divisions. Since 1999 Padian has
led the Pelican sales group, a period in which the company has experienced
tremendous growth. In his new position, he will be responsible for the
Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing divisions of the company.
Rick
Kern joined Pelican Products in 1991 as CFO, and has guided the Finance
Department through a ten fold increase in revenue. Kern states “Our
expansion shows no sign of stopping, and watching Pelican Products grow
from 20 employees to more than 550 has been both exciting and challenging
in every facet of the business.” Kern holds a degree in business
and an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California. Prior
to joining Pelican Kern, was Senior Vice President of Republic Bank in
Torrance, CA where he oversaw the merger and acquisition department and
their data center development.