Garmont has hired Mauro Baldini as global marketing and communications manager. Baldini comes to Garmont after serving as the global communications manager for Northwave, an Italian cycling shoe and apparel brand.

Baldino is skilled at managing product launches and brings with him expertise in digital marketing and website development.

Davide Calcagnotto joins the team as global supply chain manager. Prior to Garmont, Calcagnotto led supply chain modernization for the multi-national consumer goods company, Nice.

The hirings will be based in the company’s Vedelago, Italy global headquarters and follow the appointment of Michele Battocchio as chief operating officer (COO) in the fall of 2018

Bill Dodge, CEO of Garmont North America, stated, “This new team has already made five trips to North America and is working quickly to amplify the business here in the U.S. and Canada. They have listened closely to the feedback from our team, retailers and consumers and clearly see the opportunities.

Already we have completed the move to our new distribution hub and are launching an exciting new line for Spring/Summer 2020, which includes an all-new hiking collection featuring a new last shape perfect for this market. And they are just getting started.”