Purdin named CEO of Fiskars Brands

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20 October 2004 – Madison (WI): Fiskars Brands has appointed James Purdin as president and CEO.

Purdin, who has been COO of the company since 2003, will succeed Bill Denton, who resigned as president and CEO on 1 October.

Purdin served as acting president in the interim period.

Denton will work for the board of Fiskars Brands on an advisory basis until his scheduled retirement in 1 January 2007.