David Conn, a brand executive of 25 years' experience with a huge curriculum, is the new director and chief executive of Sequential Brands Group. He is replacing Chad Wagenheim, president, who took charge temporarily in October of last year. Wagenheim will now be working in partnership with Conn. Conn was most recently CEO of ThreeSixty Brands, overseeing the acquisition and retooling of FAO Schwartz and The Sharper Image. Before that, he was CEO of True Religion jeans, president of the Rock and Republic brand at VF Corp., executive vice president at Iconix Brand Group, vice president of marketing and sales at BMG Columbia House and vice president of marketing and licensing at Candie's. As we have previously reported, Sequential Brands is recovering from the ill-considered acquisition of Martha Stewart at a price of 23 times Ebitda. It sold off that brand along with Emeril Lagasse in August. Brands in the group's current portfolio include Avia, And1, Gaiam, Joe's, Ellen Tracy, Jessica Simpson, William Rast, Heely's, Caribbean Joe, DVS, The Franklin Mint and SPRI.

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