Join your CEO colleagues at the strategic event of the year—a senior-level conference for industry decision-makers! Access retailers and industry experts directly...share information and ideas with other housewares and home goods decision-makers...wine and dine in a unique setting with your industry colleagues.
September 9-10, 2008
Chicago, IL USA

Presentation Brief & Bio:

Thomas Scotti
Managing Director & COO of Appraisals
Appraisal & Valuation Division
Gordon Brothers

Presentation Brief:

THE STATE OF THE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Bankruptcy. Insolvency. Dark stores. Debtor-in-possession financing. This session brings together a panel of experts from various financial segments of the housewares industry. They will address the current state of the retail environment and offer their opinions about how you can be prepared for what is coming next.

Hear their thoughts about early warning signs of retailer financial problems and ways to protect your company. They will also give guidance about what you can do after your products are on the retail shelves and the invoices are late. Note: The session will NOT offer predictions or forecasts about specific retailers.


Biography:

Thomas Scotti oversees daily operations for the appraisal group and calls on his extensive industry experience in asset-based lending and collateral monitoring to maintain and expand client relationships.

Prior to joining Gordon Brothers Group, Scotti worked as a managing director of Fleet Retail Finance, where he was responsible for the due diligence and collateral monitoring functions of a high-risk commercial loan portfolio. Before Fleet, his experience included five years with Morse Shoe, Inc. as the manager of financial and merchandising planning and three years with Laura Ashley as the director of inventory control. Scotti received his Bachelor's degree from Columbia College at Columbia University, and his MBA from Columbia Business School.