Bearpaw promoted John Pierce to national sales manager. Pierce will assume the responsibilities and take over control of the footwear company's outside rep force as well as begin building an inside sales team.

“With John's extensive retail background, both on the buying and sales side, it was an easy decision,” said Randy McKinley, vice president of sales and marketing. “He'll quickly get acquainted with our national and strategic accounts and raise the bar as we continue to grow.”

Prior to joining Bearpaw, he was east coast sales director at Pony Intl, director of sales at And1, a footwear buyer at JC Penney, and a store manager at Foot Locker.