Step2 Co. LLC
Hundreds of workers mold big plastic toys and kids play equipment at Little Tikes Co., Step2 Discovery LLC and Simplay3 in Ohio — and they all just lost a major sales channel.
Chris Quinn, CEO of toy manufacturer and rotational molder Step2 Co. LLC, is leaving the company.
Private equity group Aterian Investment Partners has purchased toy maker Step2 LLC in a move it says will make the “largest outdoor toy company in North America.”
Chicago — Expectations of new polyethylene capacity had two U.S.-based major plastics processors showing their true colors of red, white and blue at a recent industry conference.
The new president and CEO of toymaker Step2 Co. LLC is bringing to bear his years of experience at New Balance, Procter && Gamble, Mars and Clorox. His plan: Rebuild the brand and expand the horizons of North America's largest rotational molder.
Chris Quinn wants Step2 Co. to become a recognizable brand name outside Ohio. The Streetsboro, Ohio, company has done a great job making a name for itself in its backyard, the toymaker's new president and CEO says, but it's going to have to expand beyond state borders if it wants to grow.
Toy manufacturer and rotational molder Step2 LLC has picked consumer products veteran Chris Quinn as its new CEO and president.
In 2013, the domestic toy industry saw sales of $22.09 billion, said Adrienne Appell, spokeswoman for the Toy Industry Association Inc. of New York. And while she couldn't make projections, Appell said she is seeing two areas that saw growth in 2013 as ongoing trends: arts and crafts-related toys and youth electronics.
Northeastern Ohio toy rotational molders Step2 Co. LLC and Little Tikes Co. both have new top executives: Thomas Doherty at Step2 and Bill Cofield at Tikes.
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