Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment, a manufacturer of backcountry and mountaineering equipment, hired Phil Walczynski as the company's national sales manager. Walczynski will start immediately and will oversee all hiring and management of the regional sales reps for the company.

As a business owner, general manager, independent sales rep, ski coach, athlete, retail salesman and warehouse manager, Walczynski has seen and experienced the outdoor sporting goods business from a variety of perspectives. He has worked with numerous manufacturers and retailers over the years providing staffing services.

“Walczynski has solid management experience that applies directly to the outdoor industry,” said Matt Brooks, president of Brooks-Range.  “His abundance of industry connections and enthusiasm will help grow the Brooks-Range brand and make the company a leader in the outdoor gear marketplace.”

Walczynski will be charged with continuing to add more outside sales representatives as well as working with the current sales team for the company, further increasing their high level of customer service that both retailers and consumers have come to expect.