Fanatics Brands President RAPHAEL PECK has left the company to "pursue other business opportunities," and will be replaced by Fanatics Brands COO JOE BOZICH, according to sources cited by SBG Media. Bozich was hired as Fanatic Brands’ first COO in May for his "decades-long retail and manufacturing experience as Fanatics moves to further build its international supply chain." A source said that with operations and execution "becoming more critical to the segment as the division scales globally and becomes more established, Bozich was promoted to guide the next phase of Fanatics Brands’ development." Peck joined Fanatics in '13 and "quickly ramped-up the company’s tech-infused vertical business model that’s designed in large part to more quickly respond to 'hot market'opportunities" (SBGONLINE.com, 10/8). Meanwhile, Fanatics named the following: IGNACIO BERISTAIN BORRA Managing Dir of Southern Europe, Merchandising & Retail; BILL TUNG Managing Dir of Fanatics Branded Int'l; IAN NELSON Product Marketing Dir; and ZOHAR RAVID Dir of Strategy & M&A (Fanatics).
