MusicSkins LLC Appoints Rob Scarcello as Senior V.P. of Sales for North America

MusicSkins LLC Appoints Rob Scarcello as Senior V.P. of Sales for North America

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MusicSkins LLC today announced the appointment of Robert Scarcello as the Senior V.P. of Sales for North America. In his role, he will work with company co-founders Vince Bartozzi and Jed Seifert to continue the company's rapid growth as a top world-wide supplier of premium quality illustrated vinyl protective coverings known as "skins" for personal electronic devices. Scarcello is a 25 year entertainment retail and distribution veteran holding various key executive positions at Sony Music, TVT Records and most recently E1 Entertainment where he was the Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for the past 9 years.

"I am very excited to have the opportunity to help continue the growth of this organization. I have great respect for all of the accomplishments Vince and Jed have attained in just two short years. With an ever increasing assortment of licensed properties and custom designs, the popularity among consumers and retailers continues to grow," said Rob Scarcello.

Jed Seifert comments, "Rob brings with him a plethora experience and knowledge. This marks a major step forward for MusicSkins in our growth in the retail market in North America. We are extraordinarily excited to have him join the MusicSkins family."

Robert Scarcello Background

Scarcello has an MBA from Adelphi University and a BA from Oswego University. He was a 2009 recipient of the Cambridge Who's Who Executive of the Year award. He has held a variety of positions supporting NARM, the music industry's trade association and is an active guest lecturer at local universities.

Before his latest appointment, Mr. Scarcello had been serving as the SVP of Sales and Marketing at E1 Entertainment since 2000. In that position he oversaw a multitude of departments including Sales, Marketing, Production, Graphics and Customer Service.

Previously Mr. Scarcello had been the SVP of Distribution for TVT Records from 1996 - 1999 where he was responsible for worldwide sales, DC Operations, Manufacturing and Customer Service.

Prior to that appointment, Mr. Scarcello served in a variety of positions at CBS Records/Sony Music with the last key position being responsible for marketing and information development whereby his efforts resulted in the first fully automated national sales team in the industry.

About MusicSkins

MusicSkins is a leading provider of premium quality illustrated vinyl protective coverings known as "skins" for personal electronic devices. MusicSkins offers a variety of product lines one of which features music-industry related images of artists, bands, musicians and DJs to appeal to music fans. Its innovative business model affords record companies and musical artists a unique mechanism to connect with a broad-based consumer audience. The company also offers a wide range of popular culture imagery in its skins catalog and enhanced skin personalization with its new Customizer feature, which makes it possible to create a MusicSkin to suit every taste.

MusicSkins is currently distributed in over 20 countries. In the US, MusicSkins is distributed by Tessco to cellular retail and E1 Entertainment for music and big box retail. MusicSkins are currently available in over 10,000 retail stores worldwide such as Hot Topic, f.y.e., 7Eleven, HMV, Amazon, J&R, Sanity, Village Vanguard, Pocket Wireless, CDPlus, and many others. MusicSkins are also available online at www.MusicSkins.com.

For more information visit www.MusicSkins.com or call 646.827.4271 or email info@MusicSkins.com

Source: MusicSkins LLC

CONTACT: Belinda Banks of SSPR, +1-609-750-9110, belinda@sspr.com, for
MusicSkins LLC

Web Site: http://www.musicskins.com/

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