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PrimaLoft – Insulation Technology has promoted Arnie Liati to Western US Territory Manager and recently hired Steve Cuthbert as Eastern US Territory Manager. Both Liati and Cuthbert will be responsible for directing and implementing strategy, account man

Celsius Snowboard Footwear will be holding focus groups with retailers this Fall to complete the design process. Celsius and its newly formed US and Canadian sales force will be contacting key accounts in all the major North American territories. The goal

Race Face Performance Products has added the services of award-winning apparel designer Cheryl Knopp to their soft goods designed team. Knopp is a Vancouver, B.C.-based veteran designer with experience as VP of product development for Arc’teryx, as well a

This summer, K2 Snowboarding created their Women’s Alliance made up of five women, differing in age, style, personality, profession and background, have been recruited to drive the look, feel, and performance for K2’s women’s products. Each representing a

Performance Inc. and Supergo, in cooperation with the CPSC have announced the voluntary recall of roughly 300 “Forte Flyte OS” and “Weyless CF200” Carbon Handlebars. According to the companies, the handlebars can develop cracks that may not be visible, wh

Jarden Corporation, the company behind several household consumer brands such as Bicycle playing cards and FoodSaver vacuum food storage devices, has acquired all of the assets and assumed all debt of Coleman’s parent company, American Household. Jarden p

Kryptonite is offering free non-tubular cylinder locks to all customers concerned about the security of the tubular cylinder locking mechanism. Kryptonite will begin exchanging products within a few weeks as it accelerates product availability. So far, n

When K2 Inc. acquired the Fotoball business in late 2003, KTO chairman and CEO Dick Heckman made it quite clear that the company saw a much broader role for the Fotoball management in developing licensing and promotional programs for the various brands un

After more than 16 years with the company, Michael Rupp, currently Managing Director of adidas' Area Central (AC) will take a one-year- break from his responsibilities at adidas-Salomon. Rupp is apparently taking a leave to take an extended sailing