ZAGG Inc. Announces New President and COO, Randall Hales

SALT LAKE CITY -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZAGG Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG), a leading mobile device accessories company, today announced the appointment of Board of Directors member Randall Hales as President and COO, and the promotion of Derek Smith to Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Hales and Mr. Smith will report to Robert G. Pedersen, II, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO.

"My transition to the executive team will be very comfortable, as I have become familiar with the day-to-day operations of ZAGG, having worked closely with management through the acquisition of iFrogz this year, and having served as the audit committee chair," said Mr. Hales. "I look forward to helping continue the innovative product focus while fine-tuning the operational strengths of ZAGG that will take us to the next level of our growth phase."

Throughout his career, Mr. Hales has successfully held senior-level positions in operations, manufacturing, sales, product management, marketing and general management. Most recently, Mr. Hales served as the CEO of Mity Enterprises, a furniture systems manufacturer with worldwide sales and operations. Mr. Hales managed the privately held venture with more than 250 employees from 2007-2011, and was recognized in both 2009 and 2011 as the Utah Manufacturer of the Year. Mr. Hales served as the CEO and President of Back to Basics, Inc., an award-winning kitchenware company that was recognized by the Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2004, and held Inc. 500 recognition in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Back to Basics was sold to Focus Products Group LLC in 2007.

As President and COO, Mr. Hales will be responsible for overseeing operations and customer service at ZAGG, as well as the iFrogz division. Mr. Hales retains his board seat but will no longer serve as the chair of the audit committee. Cheryl Larabee will replace Mr. Hales as audit committee chair. Ms. Larabee has previously been audit committee chair at public companies and currently serves on the boards of Norco Inc., Jacksons Food Stores, Healthwise Inc., Syringa Bancorp, Bogus Basin Recreation Association and the Capital City Development Corporation, in addition to her seat on the ZAGG board.

Derek Smith will assume the role of Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Since joining ZAGG as Vice President of Sales in 2007, Mr. Smith's primary responsibilities have included retail sales management, market development, and product development. His new title as Chief Marketing Officer more accurately reflects the full scope of responsibilities that Mr. Smith has assumed at ZAGG, with a broad range of functional groups reporting to him going forward, including wireless sales, e-commerce, product development, and marketing.

"This title change clearly defines my management role at ZAGG. This is a critical point in ZAGG's growth cycle, and I am delighted to be leading the sales, marketing, e-commerce and product development teams," said Mr. Smith. "I see tremendous opportunity for ZAGG to further our market leadership position in mobile device accessories with consumers around the world."

"We are pleased to announce these organizational changes to our management team. I am delighted to have Randy join the ZAGG leadership team,” ZAGG CEO Robert Pedersen said. “With Randy's background, he brings a wealth of experience that will strengthen ZAGG's competitive position in the mobile device accessories market. Derek Smith's new title reflects the breadth of his ongoing responsibilities at ZAGG, and allows us to streamline our management teams and how departments are structured in our organization.”

For more information about ZAGG and its product offerings, please visit ZAGG.com.

About ZAGG Inc.:

ZAGG Inc., based in Salt Lake City, prides itself on offering premium quality and superior service. ZAGG is a market leader in innovative mobile device accessories that protect, personalize, and enhance the mobile experience. The company designs, produces, and distributes branded screen protection, keyboards, keyboard cases, earbuds, mobile power solutions and device cleaning accessories under the family of ZAGG® brands. In addition, the company designs, produces and distributes cases, earbuds and headphones under the iFrogz™ brands in the value-priced lifestyle sector. The company’s products are sold worldwide in leading consumer and electronics retailers, wireless retailers and their affiliates, and through the ZAGG website. For more information, visit ZAGG.com.