Author: SGB Media

Todd Latta has resigned from his position as GM of Ritchey Asia. Todd held this position since the inception of the Taiwan Branch. Todd informed Ritchey management of his intention to pursue other interests in late February but agreed to stay on for two a

The Europa Company, distributor for Craft performance apparel in N.America, has hired Jane Hayes, founder and former CFO of Independent Fabrication to its staff as Accounting Manager…

White Sierra has hired Peak Sports to represent the company's Central territory. Sales representatives Chip Webster and George Knaggs operate Peak Sports. Together Webster and Knaggs have considerable experience in the outdoor and sporting goods indu

Last week, joint press conferences were held in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, to release a letter signed by over 90 prominent Southern scientists calling for an overhaul of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) certification sta

Mica Sports has become the exclusive distributor of Scott bicycle products for Canada. The SCOTT cycling brand will be represented at the Montreal BTAC bicycle trade show this fall. Distribution of a limited number of SCOTT bicycles will begin this week t

Shirley D. Peterson has been appointed to the Wolverine World Wide Board of Directors. Peterson joins the Wolverine board having served as President of Hood College of Frederick, Maryland, and as a partner and Head of Tax Practice at Steptoe & Johnson of

Comet Sports Marketing has named Alison Barnwell as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. Barnwell will oversee all strategic growth, new sponsorship sales, as well as the development of marketing elements for the existing sports properties represented

The second annual Snow Industry Summit, presented by SIA, TransWorld Media and Mountain Sports Media, kicked off Tuesday evening with a bevy of industry veterans on hand. A welcome reception, sponsored by Intrawest Corporation and Copper Mountain, jump s

Members of REI returned incumbents Michael Smith and Doug Walker, and elected first-time board member Cheryl Scott, to its board of directors for three-year terms. The election results were announced at the co-op's annual membership meeting March 28

Scott USA has hired Julian Angus to the company’s bike group. Angus will be the sales manager for the Florida territory. Angus started his cycling career at age 17, working for Sarasota Bike & Trike. He went on to work for five different specialty bike r