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Blyth, Inc.
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, CT 06831
United States - Map
Phone: 203-661-1926
Fax: 203-661-1969
Web Site: http://www.blythinc.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Personal Products
Full Time Employees:2,600

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Blyth, Inc. operates as a multi-channel company in home fragrance and decorative accessories industry. The company operates in three segments: Direct Selling, Catalog and Internet, and Wholesale. The Direct Selling segment designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a line of products, including scented candles, candle-related accessories, and other fragranced products under the PartyLite brand name. It also engages in gourmet food business under the Two Sisters Gourmet brand name, as well as sells nutritional supplements, energy drinks, and weight management products. The Catalog and Internet segment designs, sources, and markets a range of household convenience items, premium photo albums, frames, holiday cards, personalized gifts, kitchen accessories, and gourmet coffee and tea under the Boca Java, Easy Comforts, Exposures, Home Marketplace, Miles Kimball, and Walter Drake brand names. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a line of home fragrance products; candle-related accessories; seasonal decorations, such as ornaments and trim products; and home decor products, including picture frames, lamps, and textiles under CBK, Colonial Candle of Cape Cod, Colonial at HOME, and Seasons of Cannon Falls brand names. This segment also offers chafing fuel and tabletop lighting products and accessories under the Ambria, HandyFuel, and Sterno brand names. The company sells its products through independent sales representatives to independent gift and department stores, specialty chains, foodservice distributors, and hotels and restaurants, as well as to individual consumers. Blyth operates primarily in the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Blyth, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 33.3% of S&P 400 companies and 78.2% of Consumer Durables & Apparel companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Robert B. Goergen Sr., 70
    Exec. Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 794.00K $ 0
    Mr. Robert H. Barghaus , 55
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and VP
    $ 410.00K $ 0
    Mr. Robert B. Goergen Jr., 38
    VP and Pres of Multi-Channel Group & Corp. Devel. Group
    $ 370.00K $ 0
    Ms. Anne M. Butler , 60
    VP and Pres of PartyLite Worldwide
    $ 658.00K $ 0
    Mr. Michael S. Novins ,
    VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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