Marc Hill Named President of United States Playing Card Company

ERLANGER, Ky., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jarden Branded Consumables today announced that Marc Hill has joined the Jarden family as president of The United States Playing Card Company ("USPC").  Mr. Hill brings 20 years of leadership experience in sales and marketing to this role.

"I am excited to have Marc join our team," said Phil Dolci, president of the Jarden Leisure and Entertainment group of Jarden Branded Consumables, which includes USPC. "His extensive experience with the strategic management of well-known consumer brands is an asset to our organization's strategic platform.  Throughout his career, Marc has demonstrated an ability to significantly improve top-line and bottom-line growth, while developing a strong support team, and I am confident that USPC's business will flourish under his leadership."

Mr. Hill brings a broad range of consumer products experience to this position.  He most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer of Freedom Group, a global manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and related products.  Prior to this, Mr. Hill held various senior leadership roles with a variety of consumer brand companies, both in the US and globally.  

"I am excited to join a portfolio of brands with deep heritage and brand awareness," said Mr. Hill.  "I look forward to leading the Company as we work to reinvigorate the art of playing cards and adapt to the changing consumer in the US and around the world."

ABOUT THE UNITED STATES PLAYING CARD COMPANY

The United States Playing Card Company, based in Erlanger, Kentucky is a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation and part of the Leisure and Entertainment group of Jarden's Branded Consumables business segment. USPC is the leader in the production and distribution of premier brands of playing cards, including BEE®, BICYCLE®, AVIATOR® and HOYLE® playing cards.  BICYCLE® has been the best-selling playing card brand in the world for more than 100 years. BEE®, BICYCLE®, AVIATOR® and HOYLE® are registered trademarks of The United States Playing Card Company. For more information, please visit www.usplayingcard.com.

ABOUT JARDEN CORPORATION

Jarden Corporation is a leading provider of niche consumer products. Jarden operates in three primary business segments through a number of well recognized brands, including: Outdoor Solutions: Abu Garcia(R), Aero(R), Berkley(R), Campingaz(R) and Coleman(R), ExOfficio(R), Fenwick(R), Gulp!(R), K2(R), Marker(R), Marmot(R), Mitchell(R), Penn(R), Rawlings(R), Shakespeare(R), Stearns(R), Stren(R), Trilene(R), Volkl(R) and Zoot(R); Consumer Solutions: Bionaire(R), Crock-Pot(R), FoodSaver(R), Health o meter(R), Holmes(R), Mr. Coffee(R), Oster(R), Patton(R), Rival(R), Seal-a-Meal(R), Sunbeam(R), VillaWare(R) and White Mountain(R); and Branded Consumables: Ball(R), Bee(R), Bicycle(R), Billy Boy(R), Crawford(R), Diamond(R), Dicon(R), Fiona(R), First Alert(R), First Essentials(R), Forster(R), Hoyle(R), Kerr(R), Lehigh(R), Leslie-Locke(R), Lillo(R), Loew Cornell(R), Mapa(R), NUK(R), Pine Mountain(R), Quickie(R), Spontex(R) and Tigex(R). Headquartered in Rye, N.Y., Jarden has over 24,000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit www.jarden.com.

SOURCE United States Playing Card Company

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