Outdoor Research announced the hiring of Mike Christian as the director of government programs. With extensive experience in government contracts and a graduate of both the US Naval Academy and the US Naval Post Graduate School, Mike will be dealing directly with projects and contracts specific to military and other government agencies for Outdoor Research.

“We feel very fortunate to be working with Mike and are thrilled to have someone with his experience and educational background,” says Dan Gulden, vice president of Outdoor Research. “The government market is of critical importance to Outdoor Research. Products for this specific market must be extremely functional, highly durable, and domestically manufactured. These are core competencies of our company and we know with Mike's leadership this business will continue to grow into new and exciting areas.” He will be based in Maryland conveniently located to Outdoor Research's customers in that area.