The new members to the Licensing International board have been appointed to represent the Toy & Game, Fashion, Museum and Retail segments.

Licensing International has announced that six executives – Mandy Bardisbanian, Striker Entertainment; Michelle McLaughlin, Brand Activation Consulting; David Niggli, FAO Schwarz; Josh Romm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Jenny Strehle Ilic, H&M; and Ned Ward, Walmart – were elected by the Licensing International membership to serve three-year terms on its Board of Directors, effective from July 1st, 2024.

Veronica Hart, president and founder of Hartstring Entertainment, will serve as chairperson; Milin Shah, chief Revenue officer & general counsel at Isaac Morris and CultureFly, will serve as vice chairperson and Marc Schneider, chief Financial and chief Operating officer at Beanstalk, will continue to serve as treasurer.

“As we continue our work to support the global brand licensing industry, we warmly welcome our six esteemed new members to Licensing International’s board of directors,” said Maura Regan, president of Licensing International. “With the addition of their fresh perspectives and skillsets, the new members of our board will drive our ongoing efforts to support the global licensing community across every category and territory. I also want to thank our outgoing board members, including Dean Allen, Steven Heller, Holly Rawlinson, Malaika Underwood, Maarten Weck and outgoing chairperson Steve Scebelo, for their time, expertise and dedication.”

Licensing International is a leading trade organization for the global licensing industry. Licensing International’s mission is to foster the growth and expansion of licensing around the world, raise the level of professionalism for licensing practitioners, and create greater awareness of the benefits of licensing to the business community at large. Founded in 1985, Licensing International members in over 40 countries enjoy access to an array of benefits, including extensive educational programming and worldwide networking events.

Among its many iitiatives, the organisation recently partnered with the Ethical Supply Chain Program to support the licensing industry in achieving its ESG objectives.

Visit LicensingInternational.org for more information and to utilize the organisation’s online resources.