January 11: Opening Party
January 12–14: Conference & Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | NYC
Founder
MCII Advisors LLC
Mario Ciampi has 40 years of experience in the Consumer and Retail space, including senior level operating positions; equity investing; and consulting assignments for many brands and businesses.
Mr. Ciampi has led or participated in various repositionings, restructurings or liquidations of distressed consumer companies all with the intent of maximizing recoveries for stakeholders. Additionally , he has helped healthy companies manage periods of accelerated growth or temporary challenges.
His operating experience includes the COO of The Childrens Place, the largest children’s apparel brand in North America. Mr. Ciampi assisted in the turnaround of PLCE, and was instrumental in growing the business from $85M in sales to over $1.5B. He also served as President of The Disney Stores.
Investment experience includes an operating partner at Prentice Capital, an investment fund dedicated to the consumer space where he led monetization efforts for equity and debt positions as the fund repositioned. As part of this process, Mr. Ciampi led the buyout of a portfolio of small cap businesses, worked closely with management and later monetized the portfolio at a profit.
Currently Mr. Ciampi is the founder of MCII Advisors, a consulting practice focused on strategic advice for consumer and retail businesses. Current and former clients include The Estee Lauder Companies, Uniqlo USA, Oakley, Pathr.ai, Marolina Outdoor, Jakala, Goode Partners, Monroe Capital, and Lightscape Ventures.
Past Board roles included, The Rag Shop, Bluefly, Delias, Its Sugar, Blueport Commerce, Le Pain Quotidien, Kid Brands.
Current Board positions: Marolina Outdoor, Profitmind, and Chair of the BOT of Fordham Preparatory School.
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2
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