Cycling Sports Group, part of Dorel Industries named Chris Hopwood public relations manager for its North America region.
Hopwood has been with CSG for six years, most recently as global marketing manager for GT Bicycles. He will work closely with the sales and brand teams to create innovative public relations programs and drive media coverage across North America for the GT, Fabric, Sombrio and SUGOI brands within the CSG portfolio.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Chris to the CSG North America Marketing team,” said Hannah Parish, Marketing Director, CSG North America. “As a 17-year veteran of the industry and a six-year veteran of CSG, he brings tremendous experience to the PR role.”
Hopwood, pictured here, began his career at CSG in sales and transitioned to marketing five years ago. He’s held various marketing roles, most recently as the Global Marketing Manager for GT. During this time, he played a critical role in the product launches and marketing of the Fury, Sanction, Force, Sensor, Helion and Grade models among others. Prior to working at CSG Chris was a Sales Manager of Full Cycle Bike shop in Boulder, CO from 1999-2009 where his passion for getting people on bikes started.
Dorel Sports, a segment of Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), owns one of the most comprehensive portfolios of brands in the bicycling and recreational industries including Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, Caloi, IronHorse, Kid Trax, Charge, Guru, Fabric and SUGOI. Dorel Industries Inc. has annual sales of $2.7 billion and employs approximately 10,450 people in facilities located in twenty five countries worldwide.
