Published: November 13, 2009
Summer Infant, Inc. Announces Appointment of Two New Members of the Board of Directors

Summer Infant, Inc. ("Summer Infant" or the
"Company") (NASDAQ: SUMR) today announced the appointment of Dan Almagor
and Derial Sanders to Summer Infant's Board of Directors effective
immediately. While their specific roles are still being defined, their
overall presence and responsibilities will be to further shape and refine
the policies and objectives of the Company to affect the continued positive
performance of Summer Infant; specifically as it continues its growth
within the juvenile industry.
Dan Almagor
Mr. Almagor is a consultant and private investor and currently serves on
the Board of Directors of Jakks Pacific, Gallery, and Ideal Life. From
1999 to 2005 Mr. Almagor was the Chairman and CEO of ACG International, a
$3 billion private equity fund, affiliate of Bank One, where he formulated
deal terms for investments and sourced high quality investment
opportunities. From 1996 to 1998 he was the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer for ID B.V. From 1993 to 1996 he was the President and Chief
Executive Officer for Kushi Foods, a position he accepted after being
Managing Partner and Director for American Consulting from 1989 to 1993.
At American Consulting he was responsible for business strategy and served
as an advisor to Fortune 1000 boards. Prior to 1989 Mr. Almagor held high
level positions with RJR Nabisco, General Kinetics and Peelle. Mr. Almagor
has also authored "Business Visions, A Practical Guide for Strategic
Decisions and Shareholder Value Creation." Mr. Almagor received a B.S. in
mechanical and industrial engineering from SUNY.
Derial Sanders
Mr. Sanders was a longtime employee of Graco Children's Products, Inc.,
most recently serving as President and COO. He was instrumental in the
growth of the company up until the time of his departure in 2001. Mr.
Sanders helped Graco achieve this growth via strategic domestic sales
initiatives, international expansion, and the addition of several key new
product categories. In addition, Mr. Sanders also saw the company through
several acquisitions, the last of which was by its current holder,
Rubbermaid, in 1996, which became Newell Rubbermaid in 1998. After his
departure from Graco in 2001, Mr. Sanders founded Precept Marketing Group
which he sold in 2008. He is currently a consultant to both Precept
Marketing Group and Frontline Placement Technologies. Mr. Sanders received
a B.S. in marketing and commerce from Rider University.
"The high caliber and career excellence these two newest members bring to
our board is exceptional," commented Jason Macari, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Summer Infant. "We have diligently sought after the
most relevant individuals to fulfill the obligations of our two vacant
board seats. It is both encouraging and exciting to have them become an
integral part of the Summer Infant executive team."
About Summer Infant, Inc.
Based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the Company is a designer, marketer and
distributor of branded durable juvenile health, safety and wellness
products (for ages 0-3 years), which are sold principally to large U.S.
retailers. The Company currently sells proprietary products in a number of
different categories, including nursery audio/video monitors, safety gates,
durable bath products, bed rails, infant thermometers and related nursery,
health and safety products, booster and potty seats, soft goods, bouncers,
travel accessories, highchairs, and swings.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release that are not historical fact may be
deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company intends that such
forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby.
These statements are accompanied by words such as "anticipate," "expect,"
"project," "will," "believes," "estimate" and similar expressions. The
Company cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include the concentration
of the Company's business with retail customers; the ability of the Company
to compete in its industry; the Company's dependence on key personnel; the
Company's reliance on foreign suppliers; the costs associated with pursuing
and integrating strategic acquisitions; and other risks as detailed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in
this presentation.
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