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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_Davis_(businessman)Jim Davis (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   James S. Davis (born 1943) is an American billionaire businessman, the owner and chairman of New Balance, and an early investor in Major League Lacrosse.

2. www.forbes.com › profile › jim-davisJim Davis & family - Forbes

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   5 days ago · Davis is the chairman of New Balance, and his wife Anna, who joined the company in 1977, is the vice chairman. He and his family own an estimated 95% of the company, which is private.

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3. www.bloomberg.com › profile › personJim Davis, New Balance Inc: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg ...

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   Jim Davis is Chairman at New Balance Inc. See Jim Davis's compensation, career history, education, & memberships.

   • Occupation: Chairman

   • Works For: New Balance Inc

4. www.gq.com › story › new-balanceInside New Balance’s Plans to Topple the Global Sneaker ...

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   Feb 27, 2023 · In the ’90s, when scandals over the use of sweatshop labor in Asia were all over the news, New Balance was being reinvented in the States by its new legion of fans. That meant Jim Davis had...

5. www.bloomberg.com › profiles › james-s-davisBloomberg Billionaires Index - Jim Davis

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   3 days ago · Overview. Davis is the chairman and majority owner of New Balance, a closely held athletic shoemaker with annual revenue of about $5 billion. The Boston-based company manufactures or...

6. wikimili.com › en › Jim_Davis_(businessman)Jim Davis (businessman) - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

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   Apr 7, 2024 · James S. Davis (born 1943) is an American billionaire businessman, the owner and chairman of New Balance, and an early investor in Major League Lacrosse.

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   Why was New Balance so successful?

   • New Balance, perhaps more than any other sneaker company, reflected the character of its owner, who had no shareholders to answer to and no interest in straying from the principles that had made the company a success. It was Davis, for example, who refused to move all of the company’s manufacturing overseas.

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   Who invented the 'New Balance' shoe?

   • His first product, a flexible arch support, was designed with three support points to provide greater balance and comfort in the shoe. It is believed that Riley came up with the name "New Balance" by observing chickens in his yard and demonstrated the way his arch supports worked by keeping a chicken foot on his office desk.

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   Did New Balance buy Rockport?

   • In 2015, New Balance's parent, together with Berkshire Partners, bought the Rockport shoe company from the Adidas Group and combined it with Drydock Footwear under the name The Rockport Group, now with the Aravon, Cobb Hill, Dunham, and Rockport brands. In 2018, The Rockport Group went into bankruptcy and was sold.

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   Did a new balance executive support Donald Trump?

   • In an interview given to Wall Street Journal reporter Sara Germano on the day following the 2016 presidential election of Donald Trump, a New Balance senior executive suggested support for Trump due to his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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