Sports Authority founder Jack Smith named to Board of Directors of IPC Sports Corp.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IPC Sports Corp., maker of The Original Fan Band, announces the addition of Jack Smith to its Board of Directors.

“As a retailer with over fifty years of experience, the Fan Band is the first sports product for retail that is new and exciting and should produce additional sales for the retail industry”

Holly Ruma, Chairperson and CEO of IPC Sports stated, “We are pleased to welcome Jack Smith, the founder of Sports Authority, to our Board of Directors. With his wealth of experience in the specialty sports merchandise segment, Jack will be an invaluable addition to our team. His insight and knowledge will be a tremendous advantage to our organization as we prepare to launch our first product, the Fan Band, globally.”

The Fan Band is a patented, embroidered wrist band bearing an exact likeness of a player’s game jersey. “As a retailer with over fifty years of experience, the Fan Band is the first sports product for retail that is new and exciting and should produce additional sales for the retail industry,” said Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith's guidance led IPC Sports to debut the Fan Band at the Sports Licensing and Tailgate Show in Las Vegas this week.

Fan Band is a fresh, unique way for millions of enthusiastic sports fans of all ages to proudly display their support for their favorite players and show their team pride for a fraction of the cost of a licensed jersey. Fan Band has active licenses in place with the NBA and MLB. Additional licensing opportunities are currently being pursued. More information about the Fan Band can be found at FanBand.net.

About IPC Sports

IPC Sports Corp., maker of The Original Fan Band (www.FanBand.net), is a diversified sporting goods products and apparel company. Founded in 2012, the organization is focused on bringing to market innovative new sporting goods as well as licensed sporting goods and apparel products into the sports space, with an emphasis on team licensed merchandise.

For additional information or to schedule an interview with Holly Ruma, please email Dina Ely at Media@IPCSports.com or call Dina at (800)810-6691 ext 130.