Fiskars Brands Appoints New President to its Home Leisure Category Also Names New VP & Controller
11/10/2003
Madison, WI - Fiskars Brands, Inc., a leading global consumer products company, has announced that Steve Thomas has joined the company as the new president of Home Leisure, a product category that manufactures and markets home living accessories, including pottery, floor mats and canopies. In his new role, Thomas will be responsible for the sales, marketing and product management of all three product lines throughout the United States.
Prior to joining Fiskars Brands, Inc., Thomas was most recently at Barjan Products, L.L.C. in Rock Island, Illinois, as president and CEO. Before that, he held various general management positions with Newell Rubbermaid as president of Newell Window Fashions, both in the United States and Europe, Kirsch Company, and Anchor Hocking. Steve has an MBA from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Northern Iowa.
Shawn Liverseed also joins Home Leisure as vice president & controller. Liverseed will transfer from Fiskars Garden Tools group, where he has held various accounting and financial roles for more than ten years.
Home Leisure is a part of Fiskars Brands, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer and industrial products. Fiskars Brands, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fiskars Corporation, a Finnish corporation traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HEX: FIS). Founded in 1649, Fiskars is one of the oldest companies in the world. Fiskars is the world's leading manufacturer of scissors, gardening tools and cutlery, as well as other consumer products sold under the brand names including FISKARS®, Gerber Legendary Blades®, Royal® Floor Mats, Syroco®, Home Leisure, Planterra®, Cool in the Shade™, Power Sentry®, Montana®, Raadvad, Sankey and Ebert.
