TOM NASTOS

and financial forecasting. Tom was previously Chief Commercial Officer of the Fashion Group at Informa, a multinational publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group with $4B in annual revenues and 11K employees. In this position, he effectively served as the Chief Executive Officer of an organization creating a marketplace for buyers and sellers as well as organizing B2B trade events while overseeing 146 employees. At Informa, Tom has boosted annual revenues by $6M+ by launching a new digital marketing business as well as by rolling out the industry’s 1st app for navigation of in-person trade events. He also launched a new digital marketplace in response to the COVID19 pandemic, rapidly growing to 1.2K brands and 40K retailers. Tom previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at UBM Fashion prior to its acquisition by Informa. He played a key role in transitioning the entire UBM organization to Salesforce (resulting in ~$80M in annual cost savings), led the $69M acquisition of a direct competitor (Business Journal), and executed a successful post-merger integration to realize $6M in annual cost savings. As President & Chief Executive Officer at ENK International, Tom was recruited by the private equity owners (Forstmann Little & Company) to lead a contemporary fashion trade show company with 14+ annual exhibitions, 6K+ exhibitors, and 50K global buyers. He led the divestiture of ENK International to Advanstar Global for $155M at an EBITDA multiple of 7.5X. He subsequently grew the new organization and played a vital role in the sale of the combined entity to UBM for $972M at a significantly higher EBITDA multiple of 10X. As Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer at Endurance, Tom led design, manufacturing, marketing, sales, distribution, merchandising, and finance for a manufacturer and distributer of men’s and women’s apparel and footwear with 145 employees across U.S. and China. He grew peak annual revenues to $128M, created an innovative e-commerce strategy, secured licensing deals with Rocawear, Marc Ecko, PRO-Keds, Joseph Abboud, Pelle Pelle, and Paper Denim & Cloth, and developed partnerships with Jay-Z and Steve Aoki. Tom serves on the Board of Directors of the Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation, the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), the Fashion Service Network, and the Accessories Council. He graduated cum laude from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Development and Marketing.