Dale and the other one, West Marine, Inc. Names Martin Louie Vice President, Controller & Interim CFO WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999--West Marine, Inc. (Nasdaq:WMAR - news) today announced that it has named Martin Louie as vice president of Finance and interim CFO.
Louie has served as assistant vice president with the company since October 1997.
Louie was previously Director of Corporate Financial Planning at The Walt Disney Company and was the worldwide vice president and controller for Sony Pictures Entertainment's home video division.
``Marty will continue to do an outstanding job supporting our day to day financial functions while we are in the process of searching for a world class CFO,' said John H. Edmondson, West Marine's chief executive officer.
West Marine is the nation's largest specialty retailer of recreational and commercial boating supplies and apparel, and operates under the names West Marine and E&B Discount Marine. The company sells through 227 specialty retail stores, the Internet, catalogs and through a wholesale division operating under the name Port Supply.
The company's on-line store, press releases and financial information are also available at www.westmarine.com.
I wonder how Marty feels about this statement? ``Marty will continue to do an outstanding job supporting our day to day financial functions while we are in the process of searching for a world class CFO,' said John H. Edmondson, West Marine's chief executive officer.
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