Heelys (HLYS) Announces New President/CEO

July 14, 2009 5:49 PM EDT

The board of Heelys, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLYS) has announced that Tom Hansen will join the company as president and chief executive officer effective August 1, 2009. Hansen is currently president of TM Advertising (formerly Temerlin McClain) and brings more than thirty years of strategic marketing, new product development and marketplace innovation to his new position.

Mr. Hansen, commenting on his new position, said "I am extremely excited to join the Heelys team. Heelys are one of the most innovative new products to come to market in the last ten years. They're iconic, not only in the United States, but in Europe and Asia as well. We plan to bring that same innovative, entrepreneurial spirit to the creation of new products, new designs and a new brand marketing effort that will provide the solid foundation for Heelys to not only grow short term but to thrive for years to come."

Create E-mail AlertRelated Categories

Management Changes

Stocks Mentioned

Add Your Comment

Name

Subject

Body

Verification can't see the text?
click here to refresh the image.
what's this?