FIELDS TEXAS LTD

Fields Texas Ltd. is a private holding company located in Austin Texas. Its activities include direct capital investments in operating companies, investment vehicles, as well as active and passive investments in which we provide capital, resources or both to support the growth of companies or ideas within the consumer and retail sectors globally.

Our approach is more creative than solely investing capital. We invest at multiple levels and in a variety of ways.

We look for interesting businesses or ideas where we can influence the outcome. When we find a venture that we believe has major potential, we invest in the form of capital, management consulting, or through the application of our own resources. We have an experienced team with expertise in sales, marketing, supply chain/strategic sourcing and strategic business planning. We like to invest our intellectual capital and financial capital in businesses that interest us.

Businesses need strategic direction, sales and marketing support, financial analysis, and operations expertise. The Fields Texas team can provide them. We are constantly approached about supporting various ventures, but we choose our partnerships carefully.

Fields Texas Ltd. current and past portfolio includes a strategic partnership with a leading direct response television company, as well as ventures in the consumer and retail sectors, where we have significant expertise and long experience. Our current and past consumer goods interests encompass a US based manufacturer of artificial Christmas trees and pools, as well as interests in a leading electronic cigarette company and a large and emerging Chinese retailer.

Over the past twenty years the team at Fields Texas Ltd. have managed companies in various industries and created billions of dollars in shareholder value. Fields Texas Ltd. chairman is Bill Fields. Mr. Fields served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson’s Bay Company from 1997 to 1999 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, Inc., from 1996 to 1997.

Mr. Fields has also held numerous positions with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which he joined in 1971. He left Wal-Mart in March 1996 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart Stores Division, and Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mr. Fields has also served as a director of the following companies during the past five years: Lexmark International, Graphic Packaging Corporation from 2005 to 2008, and Sharper Image Corporation from 2006 to 2008.

Darren Stanwood
Senior Associate
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