Russell Brown
Consultant / Advisor at Beachside Capital LLC
Profile
Russ integrates his expertise in consumer products, promotion and ad sales in his approach to business solutions.
He was most recently the President of Consumer Products, Promotions and Ad Sales at Valiant Entertainment since 2012, the year Valiant was relaunched.
Superhero merchandising is his claim-to-fame, having helped resurrect the Marvel characters in merchandising (leading to the acquisition by Disney), and did the same for Valiant, the third largest universe of superheroes with over 2000 characters.
After the acquisition of Valiant by DMG Entertainment he oversaw the licensing relationships held by DMG in the US and China including their relationships with Hasbro, Studio Canal and Playmobil.
Russ has done lent his expertise to many brands and brand owners, including ABG, Martha Stewart, Iconix Brand Group, AT&T and MasterCard.
In addition to an extensive licensing background, Russ ran major promotional and advertising accounts in the US, and overseas, for Interpublic and Young & Rubicam for the brands including Heineken, AT&T, MasterCard, AOL and the Guggenheim Museum, and was the CMO for several packaged goods and beverage companies.
Russ has held adjunct professorships at Fordham University, New York University and Adelphi University.
Russell Brown active positions
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Beachside Capital LLC
Beachside Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Beachside Capital LLC (Beachside Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Michael Schreiber. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Russell Brown
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Valiant Entertainment LLC
Valiant Entertainment LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Valiant Entertainment LLC publishes and distributes super hero comics. It provides series of 4001 A.D., Archer & Armstrong, Armor Hunters, Generation Zero, Harbinger, Imperium, Ninja-K, Bloodshot, Quantum and Woody, Britania, Dead Drop, and Savage. The company was founded by Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | President | - |
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Beachside Capital LLC
Beachside Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Beachside Capital LLC (Beachside Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Michael Schreiber. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. | Finance |
Valiant Entertainment LLC
Valiant Entertainment LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Valiant Entertainment LLC publishes and distributes super hero comics. It provides series of 4001 A.D., Archer & Armstrong, Armor Hunters, Generation Zero, Harbinger, Imperium, Ninja-K, Bloodshot, Quantum and Woody, Britania, Dead Drop, and Savage. The company was founded by Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
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