Hari Mari said Wednesday that Billy Reid co-founder and former CEO Jake Szczepanski will become president of the fast-growing Dallas-based flip flop startup, which is planning to expand into apparel this spring.
Szczepanski has been on the Hari Mari board for three years and is moving onto the management team “to help spearhead the brand’s continued growth,” the company said.
Jake Szczepanski was named president of Dallas-based Hari Mari on Jan. 12, 2021.(Hari Mari)
Jeremy Stewart, Hari Mari’s co-founder, said Szczepanski’s “lifetime of consumer goods and brand-building know-how” will help the company move into lifestyle and apparel categories.
It’s the latest the Wanderers have started a pre-season since forming in 2017.
“We are a bit later than other clubs and teams but with the extent of last year and how long it went on for we’re just giving the players a little bit of an extended break,” coach Arnison said.
“Hopefully, they’ll come back refreshed and ready to go for what’s going to be another long, hard and exciting season.”
They’ll have seven weeks to prepare ahead of the season opener in early March and Arnison is wasting no time in getting them straight into game scenarios.