DPS Skis has hired Stu Gleason as ski and process engineer and Zach Clayton as global marketing manager to support its product and marketing departments.
Gleason joins the company with almost two decades of product engineering experience. Before DPS Skis, he worked for Black Diamond as a design and development engineer specializing in avalanche backpacks, transceivers and composite design for special ice axe and helmet projects. Prior to Black Diamond, Gleason was program manager and designer for Rock West Composites specializing in the aerospace and drone business.
“Gleason’s experience will be a tremendous asset to our ski engineering team, and we’re confident he will push DPS’s design progression forward. His deep knowledge of the composite space will be a valuable contribution to our research and development process, and he’s already working hand-in-hand with Peter [Turner, DPS’s co-founder] to build the next generation of models,” said Thomas Laakso, vice president, product and operations, DPS Skis.
Zach Clayton joins DPS with a decade of sports marketing experience. He will focus his efforts on growth, strategy and expansion into markets. He joined DPS from Cake 0 Emissions, where he was brand manager, North America. Before that, Clayton spent seven years at POC Sports, specializing in snowsports and sports marketing, leading brand marketing programs and initiatives.
“Together, Stu and Zach’s experience will add great value to DPS as we continue to strengthen our team and enter a new phase of growth. It’s an exciting time to be at DPS as we scale for demand and continue to introduce new, innovative and sustainably-minded skis to the market. We’re thrilled to have these two join us on our journey,” said Steve Kropf, vice president, sales and marketing, DPS Skis.
DPS, headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, also added Harry Brown as dealer services manager and Bridger Royce as dealer services coordinator.
