that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message global brands group holding limited type public company traded as sehk 787 industry retail founded 4 december 2013 headquarters hong kong area served united states people s republic of china key people chairman william fung products apparel footwear fashion accessories and lifestyle product operating income usd 164 098 000 2013 net income usd 113 528 000 2013 number of employees approximately 3 000 parent li & fung website official website global brands group holding limited chinese is an apparel footwear fashion accessories and related lifestyle product company . its operates two core segments licensed brands and controlled brands . the company has licences for brands including calvin klein cole haan michael kors guess coach nautica tommy hilfiger nine west and under armour as well as cartoon film and game characters including hello kitty and various properties from disney . 1 the controlled brands are frye juicy couture spyder aquatalia david beckham jennifer lopez jones new york rachel zoe buffalo david bitton joe s rosetti tignanello and kathy van zeeland . 2 background edit the history of global brands group can be traced back to 2005 when li & fung established a wholesale business focusing on private label and branded apparel in order to broaden its relationships with existing and new retailer customers . on 4 december 2013 in preparation for the spin off from li & fung and listing global brands group was incorporated in bermuda . on 13 december 2013 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of li & fung . 1 on 9 july 2014 global brands group was listed on the main board of the hong kong stock exchange by way of introduction as a result of a spin off from its parent company li & fung . its business is now separate and independent from li & fung s trading and logistics businesses . 1 on 9 november 2014 david beckham was seen meeting with the executives of global brands group in lai chi kok hong kong . rumours are that beckham is partnering with the group on his own line of casual menswear . 3 management edit william fung chairman and non executive director bruce philip rockowitz vice chairman chief executive officer and executive director dow peter famulak president and executive director ronald ventricelli chief financial officer paul edward selway independent non executive director swift stephen harry long independent non executive director hau leung lee independent non executive director allan zeman independent non executive director audrey wang lo independent non executive director ann marie scichili independent non executive director references edit a b c listing document global brands group dated 26 june 2014 http www.globalbrandsgroup.com brands cat controlled & sub frye http www.thestandard.com.hk news detail.asp we cat 21 & art id 151264 & sid 43339669 & con type 1 & d str 20141111 & fc 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title global brands group & oldid 740626633 categories companies listed on the hong kong stock exchangemultinational companies headquartered in hong kongli & funghidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2014all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 september 2016 at 07 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view