JAKKS Pacific Announces Appointment of Brent Novak as Executive Vice President and Cchief Financial Officer
April 02, 2018 at 06:00 am EDT
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JAKKS Pacific, Inc. announced the appointment of Brent Novak as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2018. Mr. Novak will report directly to JAKKS' Chairman and CEO, Stephen Berman. He will be responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the Company, including financial planning and analysis, accounting and financial reporting, as well as managing the tax, internal audit, treasury, and investor relations functions.
Mr. Novak brings to JAKKS more than 23 years of experience in finance, tax and corporate development, with expertise in operations, financial planning and strategy, and mergers and acquisitions, in addition to financial reporting and accounting. Until March 2018, Mr. Novak served as Chief Financial Officer of the Ixia Business Group.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and consumer products sold throughout the world. The Companyâs segments include Toys/Consumer Products and Costumes. The Toys/Consumer Products segment includes action figures, vehicles, play sets, plush products, dolls, electronic products, construction toys, infant and pre-school toys, child-sized and hand-held role play toys and everyday costume play, foot-to-floor ride-on vehicles, wagons, novelty toys, seasonal and outdoor products, kidsâ indoor and outdoor furniture, and related products. The Costumes segment, under its Disguise branding, designs, develops, markets, and sells a range of every-day and special occasion dress-up costumes and related accessories in support of Halloween, Carnival, Childrenâs Day, Book Day/Week, and every-day/any-day costume play. Its brands include: AirTitans, Ami Amis, Disguise, Fly Wheels, JAKKS Wild Games, Moose Mountain, Perfectly Cute, ReDo Skateboard Co., Sky Ball, and others.