Funko Appoints Glenn Abell as Senior Vice President of Sales for U.S. and Canada
“With Glenn’s impressive track record of driving revenue growth and building high-performing sales teams, we are confident he will play a key role in Funko’s strategic fandom expansion and transformation,” said Cynthia Williams, CEO of Funko. “His deep industry knowledge and passion for the collectibles market make him the ideal leader to propel our sales organization forward.”
In his new role, Abell will oversee Funko’s sales organization, driving strategy, execution, and growth across wholesale and specialty sales channels. His extensive background in sales leadership, category management, and business development is expected to be pivotal in strengthening Funko’s retail presence and partnerships.
“Funko is an icon in the pop culture space, and I couldn’t be more excited to join the company during this dynamic period of transformation,” said Glenn Abell. “I look forward to leading the sales organization as we focus on the next period of growth and expansion for this world-class company.”
Prior to joining Funko, Abell most recently served as General Manager and Global Head of the building sets category at Mattel. He previously held leadership positions at Moose Toys as
About Funko
Headquartered in
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Funko’s retail presence and partnerships. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250225143772/en/
Source: Funko, Inc.
