Richard (Rick) White has joined Imperial Headwear, Inc. as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. White was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Footwear Group Inc. Prior to Phoenix, Mr. White held leadership positions at Major League Baseball, Nike and Reed Exhibitions North America, the organization that owns and manages the annual PGA Merchandise Shows in Orlando and Las Vegas.

“We are extremely pleased to add Rick White to the executive team at Imperial. His strengths and successes in business development, brand building and customer growth initiatives will be well received internally and by our customers in our core markets,” said company Chairman S. Garrett Stonehouse.

Mr. White added, “I have always respected the 90 year heritage of the Imperial brand and its market leading position. I am excited by the company’s current momentum in its primary golf market and look forward to enhancing those relationships while actively exploring new distribution channels and market opportunities where Imperial’s high quality product solutions and unmatched customer service will drive value. We are poised for dynamic growth.”