Former HSN chief to head ValueVision Media

ValueVision Media, a multichannel electronic retailer operating as ShopHQ via TV, Internet and mobile, has named Mark Bozek as CEO. It has also reconstituted its board of directors and appointed Bob Rosenblatt as its non-executive chairman.



Bozek succeeds Keith Stewart, who has resigned as CEO and as a director of the company. Bozek has more than 20 years of senior executive experience in the multichannel commerce, electronic retailing and entertainment industries, including having served as CEO of HSN, SVP of QVC and as a producer at Fox Television.



ValueVision also announced that IVS Associates, the independent inspector of elections, has certified the voting results at the company's annual meeting, held on June 18. Four ValueVision nominees and four nominees of the Clinton Group were elected to the ValueVision board of directors. The board has appointed former president of Saks Fifth Avenue, also a fifth Clinton Group nominee, Ronald Frasch, as a director following Stewart's resignation. Accordingly, the board will consist of Thomas Beers, Mark Bozek, John Buck, Ronald Frasch, Landel Hobbs, Lowell Robinson, Bob Rosenblatt and Fred Siegel.



"We are pleased to welcome Mark Bozek, a pioneer and innovator in the retail and electronic retailing industries, as our new CEO,” said Buck. “Mark has a proven track record of building consumer brands and driving revenue at both HSN and QVC, and we expect to leverage his expertise as ValueVision embarks on its very exciting next stage. As the Board's longest tenured director, I welcome the energy and fresh perspectives of Mark and our other new directors, and look forward to working closely with them to transform the ShopHQ brand into the preeminent commerce and media franchise we know it can become.”



"I am thrilled to join the team at ShopHQ and humbled by the opportunity to work with a talented Board and dedicated employees,” added Bozek. “ValueVision has great assets and our vision of all that comes next is ambitious; we plan to evolve the business, creating more robust platforms that enable us to become a far more relevant player in the multi-channel worlds of TV, online and mobile commerce and entertainment.”