Galyans Appoints New President and COO

Galyan's appointed Edwin J. Holman as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Holman will be responsible for Finance, Operations, Systems, Planning and Allocation, Stores and Culture. Real Estate, Legal, Store Planning and Construct

Cannondale Taps Bell Sports Vet as COO

John Doerr has joined Cannondale as its new Chief Operating Officer. A bike industry veteran and a passionate mountain biker, Doerr comes to Cannondale from Bell Sports where he was Vice President of Supply Chain Management…

Burton Taps Former adidas VP as Global Marketing Head

Bryan Johnston assumes the role of vice president of marketing at Burton Snowboards. Formerly the vice president of North American brand management within the Adidas-Salomon organization, Bryan begins his career at Burton with 20 years of experience in t

Nike Signs Taylor and Purcell to Lifetime Deals…

The company may have solidified their future in performance basketball with the signings last month of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, but the addition of the key retro icons strengthens Nike’s foothold in the fashion end of the footwear ca

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire…

Callaway’s proposed acquisition of Top-Flite, once completed, would see Oaktree Capital Management entirely divested of the former Spalding Sports business it took control of in April 2002. Earlier this year, Oaktree sold the company’s Etonic golf shoe d

Gotcha Emerges From Bankruptcy…

Gotcha is emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after filing for protection last August. The company currently owes creditors about $8.0 million, but plans to pay it off with 6-8% interest within 44 months…

Stride Rite Making Exec Moves…

Rick Thornton has been named president and COO of the Stride Rite Corporation, with full general management responsibility for Keds, Sperry Top-Sider, Stride Rite Children's Group, Tommy Hilfiger Footwear, International and Sourcing. David Chamberla

Raider Takes 5% Stake in Perry Ellis…

When Perry Ellis International, the Florida-based apparel company that owns Jantzen and holds licenses for Nike swimwear and Ping apparel, purchased the Salant Corporation in June, it also got another famous name of dubious distinction when it closed the