Multi-branded fashion company Global Brand Marketing, Inc. (GBMI) has appointed Martin McDermut to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, he will be responsible for all aspects of corporate accounting and financial management, budgeting and forecasting.

Before joining GBMI, Mr McDermut was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Superconductor Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of RF superconducting and other products for wireless networks. He holds over 20 years of experience in all phases of finance/accounting and general management.

He will be based out of GBMI's corporate office in Santa Barbara, California, USA, and will report to CEO Killick Datta.

Founded in late 1996, GBMI is the majority owner of Pony International, LLC, owner of Dry-shoD and FunFlopps brands, retail store chain Global Feet, and is the authorised global footwear licensee of Diesel, XOXO, Nautica, Harlem Globetrotters, Doggy Biscuitz by Snoop Dogg and Mecca.