Bob Kerch

President, THE RUSH

Mr. Kerch began his 20+ years of marketing and international business development at ABKO, Inc. where he supplied programs to big box retailers throughout the United States. He segued that experience in working for Seiko as head of Marketing and Merchandising for their Lorus division and head of licensing for Seiko, working closely with Disney in creating a global product. He became Director of International Business Development for Nike and worked across the globe introducing various programs and products. He started Accretive Global Consulting wherein he consulted to companies such as: Nike, Build a Bear, Parsec and Ardent growing their brands both organically and internationally. Just prior to joining THE RUSH, Mr. Kerch assisted a number of start ups in creating business plans and successful go to market strategies.