Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., a multi-brand footwear and accessories company, announced today that it has named P. Douglas Ford as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Scott Sporrer, who served as Phoenix Footwear’s Interim CFO since October 2007, will be leaving.
Ford was appointed the company’s Senior Vice President, Operations, in October 2007. His responsibilities included logistics, information technology, forecasting and planning, human resources, and e-commerce. Prior to that, he spent over a year consulting with Phoenix Footwear on both its strategic planning and branding efforts with a primary focus on the Tommy Bahama and H.S Trask divisions
Ford’s senior level financial experience includes serving as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer of Wenger North America and Indulge.com.
During his 18-year career, Mr. Ford also spent more than ten years with Kurt Salmon Associates, the largest global consulting firm focused on the consumer products industry. As a Principal and Regional Director at Kurt Salmon Associates in the Merchandising and Operations Services Practice, he led the development of world class processes, organizations and operations with major consumer product retailers and wholesalers.
Cathy Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Footwear Group, commented, “I am extremely confident in his ability to lead our financial operations. In addition to his strong financial qualifications, Doug has extensive experience in overseeing a variety of other important corporate and operational functions and a deep knowledge of the retail industry.”
Ford commented, “Phoenix Footwear’s executive team has already made tremendous progress in improving the Company’s financial condition, as evidenced by paying down the majority of its debt, reducing inventories, innovating product and improving operating efficiencies. I look forward to working with this talented team in my expanded role integrating operations and finance within the Company at large to capitalize on the many profitable growth opportunities that lie ahead for the company.”
