Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 6, 1999
MICHAEL CONN has served as Senior Vice President Strategic Development
since February 1999 for Global Sports, Inc. Prior to joining Global,
Mr. Conn served as Vice President Research at Gruntal & Co. L.L.C. a New
York based Investment Bank since 1993. While at Gruntal, Mr. Conn
worked as a sell-side securities analyst specializing in footwear,
apparel, retail and leisure products and covering such industry leading
companies as Nike, Brunswick, Oakley, Vans, Venator and Footstar (parent
company of Footaction). Mr. Conn was named to the 1998 Wall Street
Journal All Star Analyst Team and was named one of 20 Industry
Pacesetters for 1999 by Sporting Goods Business magazine. Mr. Conn
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Boston University. Profile
Sports, the company's history, your activities?
Mr. Conn: Actually the history of Global Sports dates back to its
founding
