Columbia Sportswear Company Announces Executive Changes
December 04, 2017 at 09:00 pm
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Columbia Sportswear Company announced the management appointments. Melissa Dugan, an industry veteran with 27 years of experience, has been appointed Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, reporting to Jim Swanson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Jennifer Warner has joined Columbia Sportswear Company as Vice President of Legal, reporting to Peter Bragdon, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. Warner previously worked as Associate Counsel for Northwest Natural Gas Company and as an attorney for Stoel Rives LLP. Most recently, she was Vice President of Compliance and Chief Development Officer for the Ashe Legal Group and AsheWorks Inc. As an internal appointment, David Soriano, who has served as the company’s General Manager of Asia Footwear in Zhuhai, China since early 2016, has assumed the role of Vice President of Footwear Manufacturing, reporting to Tom Cusick, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Columbia Sportswear Company is a multi-brand in outdoor, active and lifestyle products, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. The Company manages its product line in two categories: apparel, accessories, and equipment products and footwear products. It provides products through four brands: Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna. Columbia brand offers outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment products suited for hiking, trail running, snow, and fishing and hunting activities, as well as everyday outdoor activities. SOREL brand offers footwear. Mountain Hardwear brand designs essential, premium apparel, accessories and equipment products for climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, and trail athletes. prAna brand offers apparel, accessories and equipment products. The Company sells its products in approximately 100 countries and operates in four segments: United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Canada.