Toy Vault is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jerry A. Ware as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Ware's responsibilities will include overseeing sales and sales reps as well as marketing and promotions.

"Mr. Ware comes to us with over 17 years in sales and marketing experience," says Jon Houston, the firm's Executive Vice-president. "Toy Vault, which enjoyed success in its recently released Middle-Earth figures and is experiencing excellent postings in pre-sales for its Farscape and Everquest figures, is poised for dynamic growth in the coming months and years. With Mr. Ware's experience, we feel we have someone who can bring additional business structure and oversight to what will be a rapidly growing concern."

"I'm proud to be associated with a firm that places such emphasis on quality," says Mr. Ware. "The opportunity to get in on the ground floor with a company you know will do very well doesn't come along very often. I feel very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time."

Mr. Ware's experience includes ownership of Ware Media in Atlanta, a broadcast-sales and marketing consulting business, a 5-year term as southeast regional manager for Strata Marketing, and several years as general sales manager for radio properties in the U.S. Mr. Ware was most recently Director of Marketing and Development for the Knoxville Zoo.

Toy Vault is a toy manufacturer specializing in high-quality, collectible action figures, dolls, plush and other toys. Their licensed products include the Lord of the Rings, Sony's Everquest, Jim Henson's Farscape, and Monty Python.

[Posted 11/01/2000]