NEW YORK — January 24, 2007 — Stephen-Bradford Search announced today that Matt Zale, a 27-year veteran of the retail and footwear industry, has been hired to run the company’s newly formed retail, direct consumer, catalogue and wholesale practice. As Senior Director, Zale will be responsible for developing the client side of the business as well as recruiting prospects for open positions and managing the retail practice team.
Most recently Zale founded Fender Footwear in 2004, the official licensed footwear of the Fender Musical Corporation, where he served as President and oversaw the growth and global expansion of the brand. He began his career developing The Athlete’s Foot franchises in New York and Phoenix, and in 1996 he created his own brand, U.S. Athletics. The company was sold to Mercury International in 2001 where Zale served as President of the U.S. Athletics division.
“Stephen-Bradford focuses on providing a specialist approach to executive searches, and to do that we assemble and maintain a team of leading industry experts and top talent,” says Erika Weinstein, Stephen-Bradford Search Co-founder and President. “Matt’s extensive background and expertise, combined with his entrepreneurial spirit, makes him an ideal addition to our Stephen-Bradford family.”
At Stephen-Bradford Search, Zale will specialize in business development and recruiting high level executives for the retail and wholesale industries. He will be responsible for matching open positions at client companies with top industry talent.
“Finding the best employees for your business during a time of negative unemployment is key to growing a successful company,” explains Zale. “I am excited to mobilize my past experience and business contacts in the pursuit of matching talented employees with coveted positions in the industries I am most passionate about.”
Zale was nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine and was named Sporting Goods Executive of the Year by the B'nai Brith Organization. A graduate of Lehigh University with a Bachelors degree in history, he currently resides in Long Island with his wife of twenty seven years who he met on a New York City subway. They have two children; a 22 year old son and 21 year old daughter.
About Stephen-Bradford Search
Stephen-Bradford Search places senior level executives in the advertising, promotions, sales, beauty and luxury, retail, and integrated marketing fields at leading entertainment, service, international and consumer goods corporations. They take pride in finding candidates who not only match their clients' desired profiles, but also "fit" their individual cultures and deliver the highest caliber talent to clients both large and small, in and outside of major marketing hubs.
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