Sales Company

JOHN FREEMAN

*** ******* **, #**, *** York, NY **002, USA

***** ****** ****** **. **. 304, Charlotte, NC 28277, USA

Cell: 646-***-**** Email address: ****@********.*** **********@*******.***;

ALIAS: MARC DEFANG

Nationality: U.S.A.

Marital Status: Married (2 Children)

SUMMARY

A fashion retail & manufacturing industry professional with proven

expertise in R & D, manufacturing, retailing, brand licensing and

franchising. Combining both international work experiences and multilingual

communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

. CLUBMARC & COMPANY PTE LTD - Singapore

2006-2011

International fashion brand CLUBMARC

CEO

Founder of CLUBMARC, managed the company in all aspects.

The company started with a 500 sq/ft store and a 4 staff sample room,

within 3 years the company expanded to 37 stores in Singapore, Vietnam,

Beijing, Shenzhen Shanghai. At the same time the company owned it's in-

house production manufacturing plants in Shenzhen, China Staff strength

of 500 employees. The company was seriously affected by the recession

during late 2008 and 2009. It had to shut down its operations in early

2011

. BJ APPAREL GLOBAL PTE LTD - Singapore

2003-2006

Subsidiary of Banjoo Limited, Public listed company on SGX mainboard.

US$ 70 million apparel manufacturer

CEO/COO

Assist the parent company to set up the apparel subsidiary company, from

textile business diversified to apparel manufacturing business, assisted

the company to reach annual revenue of US$ 70 million within 3 years.

Developed, managed, and responsible for company operations. Staff

strength of 3000 employees. Managed offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, St.

Louis and manufacturing plants in China, Sri-lanka, Honduras and Saipan.

. Ghim Li Global Pte Ltd - Singapore

2002-2003

US$ 180 Million Apparel Manufacturer

GM - R&D

Worked closely with clients on seasonal product developments, assisted

the company's sales turnover growth. Clients such as Wal-Mart, Target,

Sears, Federated, The Gap, May Dept store. Travelled extensively.

During the employment at Ghimli, I also set up it's New York city sales

and marketing division.

. TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC - Singapore

1999-2002

Lecturer - Temasek Design School.

Lecturing Fashion Design & Marketing Related courses. Conducted industry

seminars on fashion design, manufacturing, retailing and branding

subjects.

JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL, INC - Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

1998-1999

US$ 500 million world's largest undergarment manufacturer

Sourcing manager

Operating Jockey's external production process worldwide, handled US$ 35

million annual turnover. From sourcing raw materials, fabrics to

production facilities in South/Central America and Asia. Travelled

frequently globally.

ISAAC MIZRAHI - New York, N.Y. U.S.A.

1996-1998

US Designer Brand, a subsidiary of CHANEL

Designer/Technical Designer

ISAAC Bridge Division, Head designer for Ladies Career Suiting Design

Division.

ANNA SUI CORP - New York, N.Y. U.S.A.

1994-1996

US Designer Brand.

Assistant Designer

Worked closely with Anna on design conceptualization and illustrations

seasonally.

EDUCATION

. Berkeley College - New York, N.Y. U.S.A.

Fashion Marketing and Management.

. Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, N.Y. U.S.A.

Fashion Design

. Regent's College of London - London, England.

Exchange Student Program, International Business.

SKILLS

. Language

Fluent in English, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghai Dialect) both

written and spoken. Spanish at conversational level

OTHERS

Note:

1. Please Google CLUBMARC or MARC DEFANG for more information on my

previous work achievements and other information.

2. Facebook/Clubmarc

3. Photo of Marc/John Freeman

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