Barry D Emerson, new CFO at Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp
23 Aug '05
3 min read
California based leading branded sporting goods and accessories retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation announced the hiring of Barry D. Emerson to be the Company's new Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He is expected to begin employment with the Company during early September.
Emerson has over 20 years of accounting and financial management experience, including Chief Financial Officer positions with U.S. Auto Parts Network, a leading Internet direct marketer of automotive replacement parts and accessories, and Elite Information Group, a Premier Software Developer which traded on the Nasdaq National Market before being acquired. Wyle Electronics also employed Emerson for 15 years, where he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Wyle Electronics, an electronics distribution company with $1.7 billion in revenue, traded on the New York Stock Exchange before being acquired. Emerson began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.
Emerson is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA degree in finance from UCLA and an undergraduate degree in accounting from California State University, Long Beach.
"They are pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Emerson. When they began their search for a new Chief Financial Officer, they wanted someone who would strengthen their finance and accounting department by bringing an extensive background in GAAP and SEC financial reporting," stated Steven G. Miller, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. " Emerson possesses these skills as well as the ability to ensure their company will have the proper internal controls in place to support their long-term growth and expansion plans."
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