Melanie Cox
CEO Backcountry.com
Mrs. Cox has served as CEO of Backcountry.com LLC since June of 2020 and has served on its board since March 2020. From April 17 until June 2020 and April 2009 until April 2015 she was founder and CEO of MBC Consulting where she advised Private Equity firms on retail strategy and diligence and held the Interim CEO role at rue21 and American Laser Skincare. From April 2015 through March 2017 she was Managing Director at private equity firm, Versa Capital Management where she served as CEO on their behalf at Wet Seal LLC. Prior to Versa Capital Management, Mrs. Cox held the CEO role at Scoop NYC from March 2008 to March 2009. From January 2006 through March 2008 she was an Operations Executive in private equity at Prentice Capital Management and from July 2004 through February 2006 at Cerberus Capital Management. Prior to Cerberus, Mrs. Cox held President and executive level roles at Gymboree, Urban Outfitters, Contempo Casuals, and the Wet Seal. We believe that Mrs. Cox’s experience as a retail President and CEO of multiple public and private companies as well as her experience in Private Equity qualifies her to serve on our board of directors.
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