Philip Roizin

Mr. Roizin is currently the Chief Financial Officer of RUELaLA INC. multi-hundred million dollarpure play Internet retailer. From 1996-2011, Mr. Roizin held several senior positions at Brookstone Inc., a $500 million multi channel retailer, including CEO and President, EVP Operations, and Chief Financial Officer. During Mr. Roizin’s tenure, the market capitalization of this NASDQ publicly traded company increased from $65 million to $450 million, when it was then sold to a private equity consortium headed by J W Childs.Mr. Roizin headed all operations and was responsible for all financial strategic decisions, including issuing public equity and debt and banking relationships. Mr. Roizin also played an instrumental part in the Company’s Internet and Real Estate strategies.

Prior to Dole Mr. Roizin worked at Bain & Co. and Accenture, where he assisted clients in developing business strategies, IT strategies, operational efficiencies and Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to joining Brookstone, Mr. Roizin was the CFO of the Franklin Min, a $750 million multi channel international retailer. From 1989-1996, Mr. Roizin held several senior management positions at Dole Food Co., a $3 billion Consumer Products Company, including Vice President of Strategic Planning and General Manager of Dole Beverages, a $250 million beverage division, where he had full P&L responsibility. Mr. Roizin holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and a BComm from McGill University.