Guthrie Stewart - BIRKS GROUP Independent Director

2BG Stock  EUR 2.46  0.02  0.82%   

Director

Mr. Guthrie J. Stewart is an Independent Director of Birks and Mayors Inc., since October 2010. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Stewart was a partner of EdgeStone Capital Partners, a Canadian private equity firm. From 1992 to 2000 he served principally as Group EVP Global Development and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian operations of Teleglobe Inc. From 1987 to 1992, he was the Vice President, Legal and Corporationrationrate Development of BCE Mobile Inc. and from 1979 to 1986, Mr. Stewart was a corporate, commercial and securities lawyer at Osler, Hoskin Harcourt. Mr. Stewart also was and currently is a member of a number of other corporate boards and advisory boards. since 2010.
Age 58
Tenure 14 years
Phone514-397-2501
Webhttp://www.maisonbirks.com

BIRKS GROUP Management Efficiency

BIRKS GROUP's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well BIRKS GROUP manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
The company has accumulated 64.12 M in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 465.2, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. BIRKS GROUP INC has a current ratio of 1.06, suggesting that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist BIRKS GROUP until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, BIRKS GROUP's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like BIRKS GROUP INC sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for BIRKS to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about BIRKS GROUP's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
Birks Group Inc. designs, develops, produces, and retails fine jewelry, timepieces, sterling and plated silverware, and gifts in the United States and Canada. Birks Group Inc. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. BIRKS GROUP operates under Luxury Goods classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 341 people. BIRKS GROUP INC (2BG) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 296 people.

Management Performance

BIRKS GROUP INC Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the BIRKS GROUP's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: BIRKS GROUP inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of BIRKS. The board's role is to monitor BIRKS GROUP's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. BIRKS GROUP's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, BIRKS GROUP's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Guthrie Stewart, Independent Director
JeanChristophe Bedos, President CEO, Director
Deborah Nicodemus, Executive Vice President & Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
Elizabeth Eveillard, Independent Director
Louis Roquet, Independent Director
Michael Rabinovitch, Executive Vice President IR Contact Officer
Miranda Melfi, Vice President - Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary
Shirley Dawe, Independent Director
Marco Pasteris, Vice President - Business Development
Emily Berlin, Independent Director
Milton Thacker, CIO, Vice President
Thomas Andruskevich, Vice Chairman of the Board
Pat Lillo, Vice President Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Aurelie Pepion, Vice President - Omni-Channel Sales and Operations
Lorenzo Montelera, Chairman of the Board
Niccolo Montelera, Director
Albert Rahm, Vice President - Retail Store Operations
Helene Messier, Senior Vice President - Human Resources

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