Kid Brands, Inc., formerly Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., is a designer, importer, marketer and distributor of infant and juvenile and gift consumer products. The company’s subsidiaries are Kids Line, Sassy, LaJobi, and CoCaLo. They market products in a number of categories including, infant bedding and related nursery accessories and decor; nursery furniture and related products.
Sabin brings to Kids Line more than 30 years of experience with branded home and lifestyle consumer products businesses. Sabin has an extensive track record of opening new markets and driving strategic growth, and has deep relationships at major retailers globally. From 1988 to 2006, he was a founder and Chairman of Salton, Inc., a designer, marketer and distributor of branded small appliances, home décor and personal care products under well-recognized brands such as Salton, George Foreman, Westinghouse and Toastmaster.
Since 2008, Sabin has served as president of Greystone Brands, where he led the sales and marketing efforts to launch several new products domestically and internationally and established new licensing opportunities for several well-known brands. Sabin also held several other executive and managerial positions in the home décor and tabletop industries. Sabin will be based out of Kids Line’s headquarters in the Los Angeles, California area.
