buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
If playing ability were the important factor - we'd have Eddie Van Halen running the company -
'nuff said.
'nuff said.
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Well, he DID run Disney Consumer Products...
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That's unfair. He was also worked for Nike for like what 20 Years? And apparently he was successful at both jobs. No need to pigeonhole him just because of him working for Disney.
Looks to me like he has had decent experience in growing brands/sales. Could be the start of the "going public" train again. It remains to be seen but on paper it looks like a win for Fender.
What we know about both companies is that they will cheerfully move every job possible to the worst possible 3rd world companies for cheap labor, while spending millions to convince consumers that their brands are great. THAT'S what we know about Disney and Nike.
devnulljp
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Of course, Disney now owns Star Wars, so ...
Okay, Photoshopistas - let's get the more recent emblem of Star Wars playing bass - Jar Jar Binks! MAKE IT SO!
To m, he seems to be quite capable. He worked for both Nike And Disney for a good long while, both highly successful companies. If he was a complete bob, I don't believe he would have lasted as long in either company.
On top of that, him being a long time musician and Fender fan seems to be a good thing.
On top of that, him being a long time musician and Fender fan seems to be a good thing.
He's a fan. That's good. I'd like to see him move HQ out of Scottsdale and back to Fullerton. Or at least to Corona. Fender may make instruments in Mexico, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia, but all the more reason for the people who run the company to be located in an actual manufacturing facility.
I work for Disney animation, and let me tell you, Disney is not only just about the toughest business competitor out there, they are truly geniuses at building brands and having them work together. Fender could (possibly) thrive under that kind of business savvy.
I am not a Disney fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, but nobody NOBODY can outdo Disney at what they do best.
I don't know about the other divisions (Disney is HUGE), but Disney animation does not do any outsourcing. I was surprised when I learned this, but it's true. I believe they are the only large animation company that does not.
But given all that, hiring one high-ranking person from a successful company does not imply that either the successes or failures of that company will be duplicated at the hiring company.
Too late!
I was at Game Stop today to get some new characters for my son's Disney Infinity game. It seems they now have a "Fender Heros" line of characters that open up a whole Rock-n-Roll world when placed on the portal!
It's not important whether he listened to the music - he listened to the musicians. Current Fender execs would do well to emulate.
Or, if that doesn't fly, they'll move the 3rd world laborers here under suspiciously obtained visas, and force those laid off US employees to teach their replacements the job. (See today's news.)
Of course, they've established "plausible deniability" by doing it through a contractor.
