Staff

OUR TEAM

	JAY SMITH President - Hong Kong Jay is a 20-year veteran of the sports and fashion industries having worked with some of the biggest names on some of their biggest projects. He started his career at Nike during the development and launch of Nike Air, then held product development and marketing posts at Reebok during the years of The PUMP. Next, Jay moved to L.A. Gear as Vice President of Kid’s Marketing and built L.A. Lights into a $200 million business. Entering the licensing field in 1994 at Voit Sports, Jay launched Nike’s first line of licensed sports equipment as the licensee for Nike Sport Balls. After moving to Hong Kong in 1996, Jay created Asian Licensing Partners and helped his first client, Channel [V] - Asia’s leading music television channel, establish a licensing program for its 53-country broadcast region. He is an acknowledged authority on branding in Asia, having been invited to speak at the Hong Kong Licensing Show, the Global Franchising & Licensing Show, the Licensing International 2003 Show, and before the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
	DAVID BARRINGTON Managing Director - London David Barrington has 20 years of experience with international consumer goods businesses. Formerly MD of the Pentland Sports Group (Reebok, Speedo, Pony, Ellesse), he was responsible for the group's entry into sports sponsorship with the Tottenham Spurs, West Ham United and Southampton. David was also CEO of VF Corporation's licensing division, developing the American properties of NBA, NFL, MLB and Harvard across Europe and Asia. Later, as Retail Sales Director for British American Racing (BAT), David created a global trademark diversification strategy for their properties (555, Lucky Strike). After starting his own licensing firm in 1999, David merged ITS with The Webb Partnership to create Performance Brands Ltd., one of Europe's premier brand management consultancies.

	JOYDEEP NAYAR Managing Director - India Joydeep has 10 years of experience in business development, working on both the sourcing and selling sides of the footwear business. With many top brands as his clients he has built businesses in Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia. Most recently he was the founder and Director of JJ International, a sourcing and distribution company based in New Delhi and London.