Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 15, 2005
CHARLES A. LESSER has been Chief Financial Officer of True Religion
Apparel, Inc., since September 2003. Mr. Lesser was Interim President
and Chief Financial Officer of Alpha Virtual, Inc. (now known as
Veridicom International 'VRDI'), a software and technology company. From
1997 to 2002, he was Chief Financial Officer of CBCom, Inc., an Internet
company. Previously, Mr. Lesser was Chief Financial Officer of Weider
Sporting Goods, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of health and
fitness products. He holds an MBA from the University of the
Witwatersrand in South Africa and a BA in Economics from the University
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history and an overview of TrueReligion Apparel?
Mr. Lesser: True Religion Apparel, Inc., came into being through a
merger with a public shell company in