Tom Kartsotis (born 1959) is an American entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the brand development firm Bedrock Manufacturing Co.,[1] which is named for The Flintstones hometown and was founded in 2003.[2] Kartsotis was also known as the founder and the president of Fossil from 1984 until 2010.
Tom Kartsotis (left) gives U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez a tour of a new Shinola location.
Kartsotis is the founder of Fossil Inc. in 1984 and served in roles including Director, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman from 1984 to January 2010.[3] Kartsotis re-founded defunct shoe polish brandShinola as Shinola Detroit and re-positioned it as a wristwatch brand.[4]
Controversyedit
In June 2016, the US Federal Trade Commission ordered Shinola to stop using 'Where American is made' as a slogan because "100% of the cost of materials used to make certain watches is attributable to imported materials."[5] Kartsotis responded with an open letter which noted that the regulations defining "Made in America" for cars are not the same as for watches.[6]
Kartsotis is of Greek parentage.[9] He shuns media attention and is rarely photographed.[10] His brother, Kosta also served as CEO & chairman of Fossil, replaced Tom's position since 2010.
^"Making it in America: Mo' time for Motown". The Economist. February 5, 2014.
^"Company Overview of Bedrock Manufacturing Co". bloomberg.com. September 24, 2016.
^STACY PERMAN, The Real History of America's Most Authentic Fake Brand: A mogul from Texas is using the country's least aspirational city as the backdrop for his next global lifestyle company--a $225 million experiment in manufactured authenticity Inc. (magazine)
^NICHOLAS MANOUSOS, FTC Takes Action Against Shinola, Suggests 'Where American Is Made' Slogan Be Dropped HODINKEE, JUNE 17, 2016
^Tom Kartsotis, An Open Letter From Shinola Founder Tom Kartsotis In Response To The FTC's Most Recent Action hodinkee.com JUNE 17, 2016
^"Tom Kartsotis - The Greek behind the coolest brand in America". www.ellines.com. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
^LAUREN SHERMAN, How Tom Kartsotis Is Banking on America businessoffashion.com MARCH 22, 2016
December 15, 2023
kartsotis, born, 1959, american, entrepreneur, best, known, founder, brand, development, firm, bedrock, manufacturing, which, named, flintstones, hometown, founded, 2003, kartsotis, also, known, founder, president, fossil, from, 1984, until, 2010, contents, ca. Tom Kartsotis born 1959 is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of the brand development firm Bedrock Manufacturing Co 1 which is named for The Flintstones hometown and was founded in 2003 2 Kartsotis was also known as the founder and the president of Fossil from 1984 until 2010 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Controversy 1 2 Other brands 2 Personal life 3 ReferencesCareer edit nbsp Tom Kartsotis left gives U S Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez a tour of a new Shinola location Kartsotis is the founder of Fossil Inc in 1984 and served in roles including Director President Chief Executive Officer Chairman from 1984 to January 2010 3 Kartsotis re founded defunct shoe polish brand Shinola as Shinola Detroit and re positioned it as a wristwatch brand 4 Controversy edit In June 2016 the US Federal Trade Commission ordered Shinola to stop using Where American is made as a slogan because 100 of the cost of materials used to make certain watches is attributable to imported materials 5 Kartsotis responded with an open letter which noted that the regulations defining Made in America for cars are not the same as for watches 6 Other brands edit Kartsotis has also invested in American designer Steven Alan and outdoor goods brand Filson 7 Kartsotis has served on the Board of Directors of Burton Snowboards since 2004 8 Personal life editKartsotis is of Greek parentage 9 He shuns media attention and is rarely photographed 10 His brother Kosta also served as CEO amp chairman of Fossil replaced Tom s position since 2010 References edit bloomberg com Tom Kartsotis Making it in America Mo time for Motown The Economist February 5 2014 Company Overview of Bedrock Manufacturing Co bloomberg com September 24 2016 STACY PERMAN The Real History of America s Most Authentic Fake Brand A mogul from Texas is using the country s least aspirational city as the backdrop for his next global lifestyle company a 225 million experiment in manufactured authenticity Inc magazine NICHOLAS MANOUSOS FTC Takes Action Against Shinola Suggests Where American Is Made Slogan Be Dropped HODINKEE JUNE 17 2016 Tom Kartsotis An Open Letter From Shinola Founder Tom Kartsotis In Response To The FTC s Most Recent Action hodinkee com JUNE 17 2016 businessoffashion com Tom Kartsotis simonequity com Tom Kartsotis Tom Kartsotis The Greek behind the coolest brand in America www ellines com Retrieved 2021 12 10 LAUREN SHERMAN How Tom Kartsotis Is Banking on America businessoffashion com MARCH 22 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Kartsotis amp oldid 1184026236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
