The Transfer Window Has Opened

At Urban Jürgensen...

Minority share holder and former co-CEO Kari Voutilainen will step away from his role at Urban Jürgensen, passing the mantle to new (sole) CEO, Alex Rosenfield. For those of you who might have missed it, the Rosenfields along with some other backers purchased the majority shares of the brand a few years back, and Mr. Voutilainen has worked with Rosenfield the younger to bring UJ back into the public eye.

Now there have been (in the back tap rooms of Watch Town) some moaning about outsiders (particularly non-European) taking the wheel of a famous brand. But let's be honest with ourselves, it had never previously been as successful as it might have been. And in truth? UJ has been much more on the radar of both collectors and the aspiring than ever before, so it seems that the Rosenfield's ownership might just be the extra somethign that the brand needed.

As for Mr. Voutilainen? The man has more than his share of irons in the fire, and (as far as we know at the North Shore HQ of "The Blog Formerly Known As Tempus Fugit") is still a minority shareholder. I suspect he will be delving back into personal projects that he has been putting off. So a big Kiitos to Mr. V!

So here's hoping that the re-boot of Urban Jürgensen will continue to gain steam. We have plenty of groups and conglomerates in Watch Town, it's nice to have some variety ; )