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Mr. Mackey as CPA, CFO of Tandy Brands Accessories

11 Dec '07

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Tandy Brands Accessories Inc announced that it has named M.C. (Craig) Mackey, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. Mr. Mackey comes to the Company with 30 years of high-level financial management experience, having served as a CFO and in other senior financial positions for both public and private companies, with annual sales in excess of $600 million.

Mr. Mackey will have responsibility for all areas of finance for the Company and will report directly to Britt Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining Tandy Brands Accessories, Mr. Mackey was most recently a partner with Tatum Partners, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based executive services and consulting company where he was instrumental in the development of several large companies as both a consultant and interim senior officer.

Prior to joining Tatum Partners, Mr. Mackey was employed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a Sarbanes Oxley consultant. Mr. Mackey's previous experience includes positions as the CFO and COO of Park Pharmacy Corporation and as the CFO of the Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company.

In addition, he has also held senior management positions in Finance and Operations at PepsiCo Inc, and Paragon Group Inc and was previously an Audit Manager for Ernst and Young.

Commenting on Mr. Mackey's appointment, Britt Jenkins said, "We are very pleased to have attracted someone of Craig's caliber to join our management team. We believe that his broad experience in helping to successfully manage companies through periods of change and transition will prove invaluable to us as we execute our strategy to enhance our competitiveness, improve our profitability, and accelerate our growth."

Mr. Mackey commented, "I'm very excited to join the executive team at Tandy Brands Accessories. I think this company has an excellent opportunity to streamline its operations, reduce its costs, and to resume its growth trajectory. I'm excited to add my voice to the strategic planning process and to lend my experience and background to help engineer a successful turn of the business."

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