{"id":521430,"date":"2021-08-02T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:41:17","slug":"sumr-brands-expands-product-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug.  02, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; SUMR Brands (\u201cSUMR Brands\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: SUMR), a global leader in premium juvenile products, announced today that Michael Silverman and Kim Ashley have joined the Company as Vice Presidents of Product. Michael will be primarily responsible for conceiving and executing the Company\u2019s new pet brand while supporting juvenile and managing the Company\u2019s product development team. Kim will be primarily responsible for driving growth in SUMR\u2019s juvenile categories and will manage SUMR\u2019s fashion team.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cI am excited that both Michael and Kim have joined the team,\u201d said CEO, Stuart Noyes. \u201cTogether, they bring strength, leadership and deep experience in the pet and juvenile categories. They will strengthen our brands through intelligent product strategy and innovation, and further our mission to develop the best products for the love of families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Michael has broad experience in the product area, including within the pet, baby, home d\u00e9cor and garment categories. While at Bradshaw Home, Central Garden &amp; Pet, SureFit, and Baby Togs to name a few, he led product development and project management teams and has expertise in global sourcing, licensing, digital marketing, and trade show management.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Kim comes to SUMR Brands with 14 years of experience at Dorel Juvenile, where she executed successful global product strategies in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Greater East Asia. As a product inventor and product development expert, Kim will bring enthusiasm and a focused vision to SUMR Brands.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cToday\u2019s organizational announcement is another building block in our Company\u2019s transformational journey, and I look forward to working with Michael and Kim to drive growth and value for all our stakeholders,\u201d said Noyes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About SUMR Brands<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the Company is a global leader of premium juvenile brands driven by a commitment to people, products, and purpose. The Company is made up of a diverse group of experts with a passion to make family life better by selling proprietary, innovative products across several core categories. For more information about the Company, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=v-zFPoOk_aK1T0ctSRKoHLzJoqS-BxyXRDIg45QuYiW0DECW4aUbPFrSRAwLxJsjJdQp0I5wyUkYyP5R7-2NFTGlUYjsjHeGfHs4mot9QAMD_Sn5zGb-4_bKAfnbkHETZQyqIM7Mx2QHK77dAud0VcmY2Tj3y8TrnerI4q68j9eVH1y4JhOvyRtSwQ0rcosqoNt3DRLXWfeLQ_gy_SaxY1tMW4aUH9HF7-WDKs8A7Z2RZ5TYe3lf32qWgJZs8WOa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.sumrbrands.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Company Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Chris Witty<br \/>Investor Relations<br \/>646-438-9385<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=LMdGqtKMrquHyXnd_0addNKtwIA3ZVsJUv481R18VCamOFQWiH_vXNOkmYtxo_J9D1QvOufAl4UMu3s6RcAVwU6TzDrZcuycZBccUJR9Roo=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>cwitty@darrowir.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/3ead86c5-542d-45b7-90da-b0bc17b15bd6\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; SUMR Brands (\u201cSUMR Brands\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: SUMR), a global leader in premium juvenile products, announced today that Michael Silverman and Kim Ashley have joined the Company as Vice Presidents of Product. Michael will be primarily responsible for conceiving and executing the Company\u2019s new pet brand while supporting juvenile and managing the Company\u2019s product development team. Kim will be primarily responsible for driving growth in SUMR\u2019s juvenile categories and will manage SUMR\u2019s fashion team. \u201cI am excited that both Michael and Kim have joined the team,\u201d said CEO, Stuart Noyes. \u201cTogether, they bring strength, leadership and deep experience in the pet and juvenile categories. They will strengthen our brands through intelligent &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SUMR Brands Expands Product Team&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; SUMR Brands (\u201cSUMR Brands\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: SUMR), a global leader in premium juvenile products, announced today that Michael Silverman and Kim Ashley have joined the Company as Vice Presidents of Product. Michael will be primarily responsible for conceiving and executing the Company\u2019s new pet brand while supporting juvenile and managing the Company\u2019s product development team. Kim will be primarily responsible for driving growth in SUMR\u2019s juvenile categories and will manage SUMR\u2019s fashion team. \u201cI am excited that both Michael and Kim have joined the team,\u201d said CEO, Stuart Noyes. \u201cTogether, they bring strength, leadership and deep experience in the pet and juvenile categories. They will strengthen our brands through intelligent &hellip; Continue reading &quot;SUMR Brands Expands Product Team&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"headline\":\"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":362,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/\",\"name\":\"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.globenewswire.com\\\/newsroom\\\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Market Newsdesk\",\"description\":\"Latest Business News in Real Time\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979\",\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Newsdesk\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/newsdesk\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk","og_description":"WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; SUMR Brands (\u201cSUMR Brands\u201d or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: SUMR), a global leader in premium juvenile products, announced today that Michael Silverman and Kim Ashley have joined the Company as Vice Presidents of Product. Michael will be primarily responsible for conceiving and executing the Company\u2019s new pet brand while supporting juvenile and managing the Company\u2019s product development team. Kim will be primarily responsible for driving growth in SUMR\u2019s juvenile categories and will manage SUMR\u2019s fashion team. \u201cI am excited that both Michael and Kim have joined the team,\u201d said CEO, Stuart Noyes. \u201cTogether, they bring strength, leadership and deep experience in the pet and juvenile categories. They will strengthen our brands through intelligent &hellip; Continue reading \"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/","og_site_name":"Market Newsdesk","article_published_time":"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"headline":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team","datePublished":"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/"},"wordCount":362,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/","name":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team - Market Newsdesk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=","datePublished":"2021-08-02T18:41:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA=","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODMwMTA4OSM0MzM2NzE2IzIwMTc0MjA="},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/sumr-brands-expands-product-team\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SUMR Brands Expands Product Team"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/","name":"Market Newsdesk","description":"Latest Business News in Real Time","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/482f27a394d4fda80ecb5499e519d979","name":"Newsdesk","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a0d0bd5b0f0ca12a265a459b13169dac35f33776d8501eda5e68844a366f2f46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Newsdesk"},"url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}