Livingstone adds a seat at the table
August 2008
Livingstone has announced the appointment of Gene McCaffery as its Consumer Industry Advisor, focused principally on the restaurant and retail sectors. Throughout his professional career, Gene has held senior executive positions with leading private and publicly-traded companies in the industry and has served on the boards of countless civic and not-for-profit organizations.He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Gibson Restaurant Group, which owns and/or operates Gibson’s Steakhouse, Hugo’s Frog Bar, Quartino, and the Ralph Lauren (RL) restaurants.
Gene recently served as Executive Chairman and CEO of Value Vision Media (NASDAQ:VVTV), which owns and operates the nation’s fastest growing shopping network, ShopNBC. He also served on the Board of Ralph Lauren Media during the development of POLO.com. Previously, McCaffery spent 14 years at Montgomery Ward, a $7 billion retail chain, ultimately rising to the company’s #2 position, Senior Executive Vice President.
“We are thrilled to have a man of Gene’s reputation and experience join the Livingstone team,” said partner David Sulaski. “Working with our growing panel of seasoned industry advisors, we can add greater value to our clients by providing operational experience, unique sector perspective, and board level contacts around the world.”
“I look forward to working with Livingstone to add further strength to its 30 year transaction record in the consumer sector,” added Gene. “As the restaurant and retail sectors continue to globalize and grow increasingly competitive, we can really help clients navigate the marketplace – especially from Livingstone’s unique international platform.”
He joins 10 other sector experts on Livingstone’s current Advisory Panel. Additional U.S. based appointments are planned.
For further information contact:
David Sulaski
Tel: 312 670 5902
Email: sulaski@livingstonepartners.com
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