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Jim Hagale

President and COO of Bass Pro Shops

President and COO of Bass Pro Shops

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Jim Hagale Biography

Jim Hagale, a well known leader in the outdoor retail industry, was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Bass Pro Shops in January 2003 with responsibility for the overall day-to-day operations of the company.

With the help of Mr. Hagales guidance and leadership, Bass Pro Shops continues to expand their popular destination retail stores across the United States and Canada. Sporting Goods Business Magazine named Bass Pro Shops the #1 Outdoor Retailer in America two consecutive years. Internet Retailer in their 8th annual recognition of market leading retail sites included Bass Pro Shops in the Best of the Web Top 50 for the Specialty/Non-apparel category for the second consecutive year.

Prior to being named President and COO, Mr. Hagale was Executive Vice President responsible for merchandising, distribution, finance, human resources, and information technology. In August 2002 he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer.

A native of Springfield, Missouri, Mr. Hagale founded Hagale Industries, Inc in 1969 and began a successful career in apparel manufacturing and marketing. With just 25 employees, he began producing men's and women's apparel and marketed nationally to major branded catalogers and retailers including Land's End, L. L. Bean, J. Crew, Nordstrom, Brooks Brothers, Joseph A. Banks, J. C. Penney, and many more.

Mr. Hagales marketing ingenuity and strategic business vision have been recognized within his industry and community. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Wonders of Wildlife, has served on the Board of Directors of Empire Bank and on the Board of Trustees of St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was nominated for the Theodor Herzl Award in 2006, was inducted into the Greater Ozarks Business Hall of Fame in 1992 and received the W. Curtis Strube Ethics in Business Award in 2001. The Springfield News-Leader featured Mr. Hagale in an article, "The 100 Ozarkers of the Century Who Shaped Our Future" in 1999.

Hagale Industries was awarded Manufacturer of the Year in 1997 and Exporter of the Year in 1998 by the state of Missouri.

Mr. Hagale received his B.A. in Accounting/Finance from the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife, Mary Martha, have six children, including two sets of twins.

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