Former Senior Vice President, Asst. Chief Tech. Officer
Amegy Bank of Texas![]()
Rocky Atwood was a Senior Vice President and CTO for Amegy Bank, a commercial bank with $7.5 billion in assets from 1991–2006. Mr. Atwood was the manager of the technology strategy group and developed strategic plans for technology platforms at the enterprise...
James BaumPresident
James E Baum & Associates![]()
James Baum has been the President of James E Baum & Associates, a consultancy focusing on the toy, mass market and specialty retail industries, since 1998 . Mr. Baum has more than 40 years of experience in the retail industry and is familiar with a wide...
Chief Financial Officer
Dunham's Sports![]()
Alfred S. Blazek is the Chief Financial Officer of Dunham's Sports. He was until October 2008, Finance Director with Whirlpool. Mr. Blazek has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Circuit City's National Service group and a member of the corporate...
Michael BonfilsPresident and Worldwide Director
SEM International![]()
Michael Bonfils is the President of International Media Management known for its global online advertising and search engine consulting and service divisions of SEM International and WebCertain (SEMI/WC). Mr. Bonfils represents Fortune 100 advertisers...
Christopher BoonePresident and Chief Executive Officer
Visuvi Inc.![]()
Christopher Boone is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Visuvi, a visual search engine that examines the content and patterns within an image, categorizes that information via mathematical indexing and delivers search results of information...
Martin BrillManaging Partner
Sweetwater Consulting LLC![]()
Martin Brill is the managing partner of Sweetwater Consulting LLC, an apparel industry consultancy he co-founded nine years ago. At Sweetwater, Martin works to create long-term merchandsing and brand positioning strategies for multichannel retailers...
President & CEO
Blue Cherry Media ![]()
Rafael Chemtob is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Blue Cherry Group, a venture specializing in management of pay per click and search engine relationships for e-retailers. He specializes in online media buying, technology development and...
John CoatesPresident and Chief Executive Officer
The Fennimore Group![]()
John Coates is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Fennimore Group, a firm providing consulting services on change management, process management, business launches management, and optimized operations management increasing profit...
Vice President- Strategic Business Development
GUITAR CENTER, INC.![]()
Alan Cohen is the Vice President, Strategic Business Development at Guitar Center, a multi-channel music retailer specializing in musical instruments, digital music distribution, and social communities. He is responsible for identifying and managing a...
Jason CollinsFootwear industry Executive consultant, analyst
Jason Collins![]()
Jason Collins is a Footwear industry executive consultant and business strategic planner to several footwear manufacturers and retailers. Previously, Mr. Collins was the Global Director of Product Development at K-SWISS footwear company (KSWS), where...