Licensing International Names New Board Members

Licensing International has announced that six executives (Mandy Bardisbanian, Striker Entertainment; Michelle McLaughlin, Brand Activation Consulting; David Niggli, FAO Schwarz; Josh Romm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Jenny Strehle Ilic, H&M and Ned Ward, Walmart) were elected by the Licensing International membership to serve three-year terms on its Board of Directors, effective July 1.

Veronica Hart, president and founder of HARTstring Entertainment, will serve as chairperson; Milin Shah, chief revenue officer and general counsel, Isaac Morris and CultureFly, will serve as vice chairperson; and Marc Schneider, chief financial and chief operating officer, Beanstalk, will continue to serve as treasurer.  

“As we continue our work to support the global brand licensing industry, we warmly welcome our six esteemed new members to Licensing International’s Board of Directors,” says Maura Regan, president, Licensing International. “With the addition of their fresh perspectives and skillsets, the new members of our board will drive our ongoing efforts to support the global licensing community across every category and territory. I also want to thank our outgoing board members, including Dean Allen, Steven Heller, Holly Rawlinson, Malaika Underwood, Maarten Weck and outgoing chairperson Steve Scebelo for their time, expertise and dedication.”  

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