Skip to main content

Mesdag joins Cost Plus board

11/12/2008

OAKLAND, Calif. Cost Plus has announced that Willem Mesdag has been appointed by its board of directors, effective immediately, to serve as an independent outside director until the next annual meeting of shareholders.

Mesdag is the founder and managing partner of Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm based in Los Angeles. Red Mountain owns approximately 12.5% of the outstanding shares of Cost Plus.

Barry Feld, president and ceo of Cost Plus, commented, We are delighted to have Will join our Board of Directors. We have developed a strong relationship with him over the past two years and value his support for our turnaround plan. His depth of experience in capital markets and corporate finance will benefit the Company as we continue to differentiate ourselves from rivals and work towards long-term sustainable profitability.

X
This ad will auto-close in 10 seconds