(Dallas, TX. – November 2, 2011) StockGuru Shines its Spotlight on Orange 21 Inc. (OTCBB: ORNG). The Company announced yesterday that, effective December 15, 2011, Carol Montgomery will join the Company’s Board of Directors, making way for current President Michael Marckx to assume the additional role of CEO. In addition, Michael Angel will assume the roles of CFO, Treasurer and Secretary as an employee, having functioned in a consultant capacity as Interim CFO and Treasurer. Greg Hagerman has accepted the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Sales and Operations, commencing December 1, 2011, in which capacity he will oversee day-to-day sales and operations of SPY eyewear and other interests of Orange 21. The Company closed on November 2, 2011, at $1.79, trading in a fifty-two week range of $2.25 – 1.09.
“The past several months have been very positive for Orange 21 and SPY. Carol was consulting for the Board when we appointed her CEO in April 2011. She completed her mission ahead of schedule and above expectation,” said Seth Hamot, Orange 21 Chairman of the Board. “Carol will continue to play a strategic role as a member of The Board. Michael Marckx was instrumental as President in reinvigorating the SPY brand and developing innovative sales strategies and product extensions. Michael Angel’s contributions have helped us put the Company on a more solid foundation.”
Hamot concluded: “We thank Carol for her diligent work in guiding the business. With recent advents in our strategy, the development of our SPY Rx ophthalmic program and the restructuring of our management, her insight was indispensible.”
“Helping to facilitate the transition of the Company has been enormously rewarding,” commented Montgomery. “The team is talented, focused and invigorated. Michael has transformed the Company’s marketing focus and is ready to dynamically lead the Company as CEO. I look forward to my new role as a director.”
Said Marckx: “The addition of Greg Hagerman substantially deepens our management team and we are very pleased to welcome him. I believe that our ability to recruit someone of his experience is a strong testament regarding our Company and its brands.”
Hagerman’s professional history spans 20 years in senior executive roles in the footwear, apparel and snowboard divisions of Vans, Inc., a division of VF Outdoor Corporation, where he spent the final four years of his tenure as vice president of sales for the company’s Lifestyle division. At Vans, Hagerman also developed the business plan and launch strategy for the Vault line.
From 2008 and immediately prior to joining Orange 21, Hagerman was chief operating officer at GMI-USA, Inc., a footwear licensing company specializing in upscale men’s and women’s brands with distribution in 22 countries and offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Milano and Hong Kong.
About Orange 21 Inc.:
Orange 21 designs, develops, markets and produces premium products for the action sports, motorsports, snowsports and lifestyle markets under the brands SPY Optic™, O’Neil™, Margaritaville™ and Melodies by MJB™.
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