Jamie Salter
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Authentic Brands Group
Jamie Salter is a licensing industry forerunner and authority. With nearly 30 years of success in making strategic and profitable investments in fashion, sports, home, health and wellness, celebrity, and entertainment brand-related properties, Mr. Salter has executed more than $15 billion in investment deals targeting both growth companies and turnarounds.
Mr. Salter began his career selling sporting goods before acquiring Kemper Snowboards. In 1992, he co-founded Ride Inc. and grew the company into the second largest snowboard distributor in the world. He subsequently co-founded Hilco Consumer Capital, a financial services holding company, where he led multiple acquisitions of top-grossing brands as Chief Executive Officer and was similarly engaged in the industry as President of GSI Commerce.
At Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Mr. Salter has leveraged his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, brand management, and licensing to diversify, strengthen, scale, and rapidly expand the company’s portfolio into new sectors and markets globally. ABG has risen from #61 on License Global’s Top 150 Licensors list to #3. Footwear News has named ABG Company of the Year and featured Mr. Salter on its Power 100 list of the most influential people in footwear.
Mr. Salter is a member of Mount Sinai’s board of directors and has been honored for his charitable efforts and contributions to the non-profit organization Delivering Good.
Mr. Salter began his career selling sporting goods before acquiring Kemper Snowboards. In 1992, he co-founded Ride Inc. and grew the company into the second largest snowboard distributor in the world. He subsequently co-founded Hilco Consumer Capital, a financial services holding company, where he led multiple acquisitions of top-grossing brands as Chief Executive Officer and was similarly engaged in the industry as President of GSI Commerce.
At Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Mr. Salter has leveraged his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, brand management, and licensing to diversify, strengthen, scale, and rapidly expand the company’s portfolio into new sectors and markets globally. ABG has risen from #61 on License Global’s Top 150 Licensors list to #3. Footwear News has named ABG Company of the Year and featured Mr. Salter on its Power 100 list of the most influential people in footwear.
Mr. Salter is a member of Mount Sinai’s board of directors and has been honored for his charitable efforts and contributions to the non-profit organization Delivering Good.