A team of Florida State University materials researchers has developed a new type of light-emitting diode, or LED, using an organic-inorganic hybrid that could lead to cheaper, brighter and mass produced lights and displays in the future. ...
Tags: LEDs, LED lighting, displays
Implus, parent company for several brands including Yaktrax, ICEtrekkers, Sneaker Balls, Sof Sole and DryGuy, recently signed Verde Brand Communications as its official brand communications agency. Verde will assist Implus with their media ...
Tags: Implus, athletic footwear, Sof Sole, outdoor
Edelrid North America, the newly established North American distributorship for the global Edelrid brand, has hired Blair Williams as director of sales and marketing and Paul Nanawa as director of operations. Williams and Nanawa are both ...
Tags: outdoor industry, climbing
Turtle Fur, the maker of headwear and accessories, appointed Dana Davol-Muxen as its newest Rep Turtle, covering the Northern California, Northern Nevada, and Hawaii territory.
Tags: sportswear, headwear, sports accessories
In a move to bring top talent back to India, Snapdeal, one of India’s largest online marketplace, has announced the appointment of Gaurav Gupta as vice president – engineering. In his new role, Gupta will spearhead the ...
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Vibram hired Allon Cohne as its chief marketing officer and Chris Melton as its North American sales manager, Vibram Finished Goods. Cohne and Melton join a growing marketing team and will be based in Vibram USA’s Concord, Mass. ...
Tags: CMO, Vibram, Sporting Goods
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18. Start of Spring lifts the curtain of spring. After that ...
Confluence Outdoor began the new year by appointing Alistair Thorburn as managing director, international beginning on Jan. 1. Thorburn brings more than three decades of relevant leadership experience to his new role at Confluence, with a ...
Tags: whitewater products, apparel, Sporting Goods
UK sales team expanded as firm looks to continue growth in 2015. The UK sales teams at MGA Entertainment and Zapf Creation have been expanded with two new hires. Bringing over 25 years of retail and field sales management experience, ...
Tags: retail knowledge, retail business, Toys
Pearl Izumi has hired Verde Brand Communications as its public relations and brand communications agency of record. Neighbors in Boulder County, Verde’s Boulder staff will become not only partners in the office, but on Pearl’s ...
Tags: brand direction, Sporting Goods
Keen is elevating its commitment to on-time, reliable delivery of quality, innovative product with significant investments to its global supply chain leadership team as the company grows into its second decade. Keen welcomed three ...
Tags: transportation, distribution, sales force, Sporting Goods
GMZ appointed Rocky Prior to the position of GMZ CASE vice president of sales. Prior joins GMZ with more than 25 years of technical, manufacturing, sales and business management experience gleaned from assignments at ICI Paints, Tru-Test ...
Walls Brands, a leading provider of workwear and hunting apparel under the Walls Outdoor Goods, Big Smith, 10X, Liberty and Duxbak brands, has hired active lifestyle agency Backbone Media to manage its communications strategy and public ...
Industrial Revolution, manufacturer and distributor of essential and reliable outdoor accessories from brands such as UCO, Morakniv, Esbit, and Light My Fire, has hired Anita Rodgers as vice president of finance. “Five years of ...
Tags: outdoor industry, Sporting Goods
R.E. Carroll Inc. has announced the addition of Rachel Lerner to its Health/Safety/Environmental/Quality Assurance management team. Rachel will be assisting John Boruta with all items related to Health, Safety Environmental & QA at R.E. ...
Tags: manufacturing, distribution, transportation, Construction