Internet investment vet joins Working Person as CFO
The Working Person’s Store, a multi-channel retailer of apparel, footwear and safety gear for construction and industrial workers, has named Internet investment veteran William C. Feeley its new CFO.
Feeley most recently served as managing director and head of equity capital markets at National City Corp. He also founded software and equity trading firm Delta Nova Systems Inc. and has served as managing director, head of capital markets, for Internet and technology investment bank SoundView Technology Group Inc.
Feeley also has served in senior investment and finance management positions at Bankers Trust Co., First Albany Corp. and Kemper Securities Inc.
The Working Person’s Store operates as a unit of WPE Holdings Inc., which also includes the retailer’s online operation, WorkingPerson.com, No. 449 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide.
“With our company’s hyper growth over the past few years, we’re really pleased to have someone with Bill’s depth of financial experience come aboard,” says CEO Eric Deniger.
“Eric and The Working Person’s Store team have created a high value destination retail store concept and an incredible online business that we believe can become a category killer in a market niche that represents tens of billions of dollars of consumer, business and government spending,” Feeley says.
WPE Holdings also includes AVID Commerce, an e-commerce platform vendor. In addition to WorkingPerson.com, AVID Commerce’s clients include JLPowellUSA.com and ArtPassions.com.
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