Global Brand Marketing, Inc. has promoted of Steve von Ruden to Vice President of U.S. Sales. In his new position, von Ruden will oversee all aspects of US sales operations for Diesel Footwear and will be based at company headquarters in Santa Barbara, Calif.
“Steve has built a solid integrated US sales team and has elevated Diesel Footwear in a position to lead in growth and innovation,” said Killick Datta, Chief Executive Officer of Global Brand Marketing, Inc. “His immense passion and enthusiasm for the footwear industry is a prime example of our depth of internal talent dedicated to the continued growth of Diesel Footwear worldwide.”
As Vice President of US Sales, Von Ruden will be responsible for developing and executing the US Sales strategy of the Diesel Footwear brand and will oversee the entire US sales representatives team. Von Ruden has held several senior level sales positions throughout much of his career, most recently as National Sales Manager at Dr. Martens AirWair, USA, as well as long tenures at Track n Trail and Nordstrom
