Donavon Dartez has been appointed as DC Shoes' new senior vice president of sales, Americas. For the past three years he served as director of sales for Volcom, where he was instrumental in the company's
expansion, overseeing sales for the department store channel.
Prior
sales positions in the apparel and accessories industry include Fossil
and Stussy. Overall, Donavon joins DC with over 15 years of experience in sales in the action
sports apparel industry.
In his new position, Dartez will report directly to DC America's President, Anton Nistl at the company's Huntington Beach headquarters.
“Donavon's strong industry knowledge and successful brand management skills are a great match for the DC brand,” said DC's President Anton Nistl. “We are excited, and look forward to him leading our sales teams during the important next phase of growth for DC.”
“I'm very pleased to be joining DC,” said Donavon. “I look forward to working with the team to build upon the success of one of the industry's most well established and respected brands.”
DC is a subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc.
