Ricky Li Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

International and Domestic Licensing for Popeye, Betty Boop, Cuphead, Garfield, Archie Comics, and over 60 properties.

New York, Us

International Licensing for consumer products, home,soft goods, etc. for Discovery, whose brands include Discovery Channel, Say Yes to the Dress, TLC,Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, and Alaskan Bush People. Asia Pacific and North America Soft-lines P & L Manage Global team. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Toys, Publishing, Apparel, Accessories, Consumer Products, VR and AR. Manage over $400,000,000 in retail sales with licensees.

Ny, New York, Us

Authentic Brands Group acquired Aeropostale.Business Development for Domestic and International Fashion, Sports and Celebrity. +25 Brands Aeropostale , Juicy Couture, Jones NY,Hickey Freeman, Fredericks of Hollywood, Adrienne Vittadini, Airwalk,Vision Street Wear, Tapout, Prince,Thalia,etc

New York, Us

• Hired as fulltime employee #1 to spearhead global business development and expansion. Global Licensing P & L responsibility for all countries outside of the U.S. and Canada for Aeropostale, and P.S,• Spearheaded 20 retail licensing deals totaling with minimum commitments of +300 stores in 14 countries over 5 years including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Saudi, U.A.E, Bahrain, Oman, Philippines, Panama, Colombia Chile,Mexico, India, etc.• Increased global licensing profitability from less than US$1,000,000 to over US$30,000,000 during tenure. Increased retail sales from $6,000,000 to over US$200,000,000.• Supervised and negotiated real estate leases and site selection for all international stores. Increased stores from 5 to over 100.• Successfully launched the Aeropostale brand in Singapore, Turkey, Saudi, Panama, Mexico, Panama, Colombia and the Philippines.• Developed 5 year international expansion blueprint and implemented Request for Proposal process for potential licensee selection. Initial business development searches in the U.K., Japan, China, India and Korea completed.• Strategic outbound product licensing program for sunglasses, accessories, etc• Global e-commerce business development.

International Business DevelopmentSourced deals in Mexico, Canada, Portugal, Quebec, Ireland resulting in mimimum commitments of 60 stores in 5 yearsDeveloped Business and costing plan for retail licensing of Skecher storesIncrease store count from 62 to 90 licensed Skecher stores

San Francisco, California, Us

· Retail and wholesale sales responsibility for the newly created Franchise Division for the Gap and Banana Republic. Sold multiple lines and brands to wholesale and licensing customers achieving 8% above budget for markets 8 times a year. .· Successfully opened first Franchise stores in the world including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Philippines and the Middle East resulting in over US$75 million in annual retail sales.· Created Franchise Operating and Training Manual for Banana Republic and Gap. Developed and executed Service Based Selling Training Modules and Retail Reporting Systems.· Developed Business Development Strategy and sourced Franchisee partners in Asia.· Managed real estate approval process resulting in over 35 stores in Asia and Middle East · Achieved annual wholesale sales of over US$35 million by second year of operations. Key Liaison and Business Unit Manager for Franchisees. ·

· P & L responsibility for the Asia and Europe Region including China , Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, France, Italy etc.· Supervised the licensing sales for the OC(television show) and tokidoki (Japan Anime) collections resulting in increased profitability.· Increased sales by 20% utilizing marketing, retailing, merchandising, and planning techniques.· Merchandised, assorted, and sold accessories line to distributors during market 4 times a year.· Managed and negotiated contract terms for distributors which increased minimum guarantees by over 30% for the next contract year. · Supervised the opening of over 10 stores in Asia and developed marketing plans.· Created and implemented market entry strategy for China for launch in spring 2007 resulting in guaranteed minimum purchases of US$20,000,000 from a new distributor.

Paris, Île De France, Fr

• Profit and Loss responsibilities for the U.S. department store division sales of $40 million in handbags, small leather goods, jewelry, accessories, etc.• Achieved double-digit increase in sales for over 23 boutique locations in the U.S and trained and hired a staff of over 100.Country ManagerThe legal and financial representative of the company in Taiwan with P& L responsibilities. Grew sales from US$2,000,000 to US$25,000,000 in three years. Successfully negotiated and opened eight new boutiques in Taiwan. Supervised designers, contractors, contracts, etc. Directed DIOR eyewear, watch, costume jewelry and baby wholesalers and agents resulting in double-digit growth. Implemented marketing, advertising, and PR strategy resulting in top two rank in editorial exposure. Responsible for all aspects of retail and wholesale management, merchandising, product mix, and buying: buyer for WRTW, MRTW, leather goods, silk, jewelry and accessories.

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Mba

High School

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