THE 23rd ANNUAL HOT 25
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Dan Griesemer
By Kelly St. JohnPublished: November 01, 2012
President and CEO Tilly’s Inc., Irvine
Hot factor: Heads a profitable company that garnered $124 million in its IPO
Dan Griesemer took the helm of Irvine-based Tilly’s last year as it was preparing for an IPO. And Griesemer, the former CEO of Coldwater Creek, has delivered. Tilly’s went public last May, raising $124 million. Now the action-sports retailer is expanding, with plans to grow from 155 stores to at least 500 over the next decade. It is opening stores not only in large markets; it is also finding success in more faraway corners like Sioux Falls, Iowa, and Louisville, Kentucky.
Under Griesemer’s leadership, sales are up 18 percent and profits up 32 percent so far this year. The company was also added to the Russell 2000 index last July.
A married father of three, Griesemer enjoys skiing and family life. Since relocating to Dana Point from Sandpoint, Idaho, he has even taken up surfing. Griesemer says part of what lured him to O.C. was the opportunity to work with Tilly’s “extraordinary founders,” Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine. Plus he says he simply couldn’t pass up such an opportunity with a high-growth retailer.
“This is a 30-year-old company that has entered the next phase of its growth,” says Griesemer. “What excites me is what the future can be for this company, given the incredible foundation on which it was built.”
THE 2013 HOT 25
Marcy Brown § Emile Haddad § Joe Kiani § Mary Niven
Aileen Anderson, Ph.D. & Brian Cummings, Ph.D.
Dan Griesemer § Al Mijares § Lisa Varga § Paul Walters
Aaron Kushner & Eric Spitz § A.G. Kawamura
Giuseppe Lama § Mayte Santacruz § Paul Edalat
Patrick O’Neill § Lisa Neal § Danny Sullivan
Reggie Gilyard § Robert Santana § Steve & Alexis Schulze
Kallie Dovel, Alli Swanson, Anna Nelson,
Jessie Simonson & Brooke Hodges
Bill Trefethen § Kristen Howerton § Tim Busch § Ryan Adams
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President and CEO Tilly’s Inc., Irvine Hot factor: Heads a profitable company that garnered $124 million in its IPO Dan Griesemer took the helm of Irvine-based Tilly’s last year as it was preparing for an IPO. And Griesemer, the former CEO of Coldwater Creek, has delivered. Tilly’s went public last May, raising $124 million. Now the action-sports retailer is expanding, with plans to grow from 155 stores to at least 500 over the next decade. It is opening stores not only in large markets; it is also finding success in more faraway corners like Sioux Falls, Iowa, and Louisville, Kentucky. Under Griesemer’s leadership, sales are up 18 percent and profits up 32 percent so far this year. The company was also added to the Russell 2000 index last July. A married father of three, Griesemer enjoys skiing and family life. Since relocating to Dana Point from Sandpoint, Idaho, he has even taken up surfing. Griesemer says part of what lured him to O.C. was the opportunity to work with Tilly’s “extraordinary founders,” Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine. Plus he says he simply couldn’t pass up such an opportunity with a high-growth retailer. “This is a 30-year-old company that has entered the next phase of its growth,” says Griesemer. “What excites me is what the future can be for this company, given the incredible foundation on which it was built.” THE 2013 HOT 25 Marcy Brown § Emile Haddad § Joe Kiani § Mary Niven Aileen Anderson, Ph.D. & Brian Cummings, Ph.D. Dan Griesemer § Al Mijares § Lisa Varga § Paul Walters Aaron Kushner & Eric Spitz § A.G. Kawamura Giuseppe Lama § Mayte Santacruz § Paul Edalat Patrick O’Neill § Lisa Neal § Danny Sullivan Reggie Gilyard § Robert Santana § Steve & Alexis Schulze Kallie Dovel, Alli Swanson, Anna Nelson, Jessie Simonson & Brooke Hodges Bill Trefethen § Kristen Howerton § Tim Busch § Ryan Adams <<< Back to main Hot 25 page |
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