Gill Marine has hired outdoor industry veteran Travis Watson as national sales manager for Gill Fishing.
“Travis brings a wealth of experience to his role, having a background of over 20 years of sales, buying, product development, and sourcing in the hunting and fishing space,” the company said in a media release.
Watson was most recently the territory sales manager at Berne Apparel Company, a position he held for six years. Previously, he was the general manager for over eight years at Williamson-Dickie. He briefly held the role of category manager at Sportsman’s Warehouse and worked at Scent Blocker as director of product development. He was also a buyer at TSG from 2011 to 2013 and as an apparel buyer at Cabela’s for over five years from 2006 to 2011.
“I am thrilled to be joining this team. Gill is at an exciting time with many opportunities for us to drive success together. I look forward to leveraging our strengths and achieving great results,” remarked Watson.
“Travis will be a great addition to our team,” offered Dominic McCarthy, EVP of Gill North America. “His understanding and expertise of apparel and proven sales acumen will immediately add value to this key channel for Gill. His passion for fishing and the outdoors will be essential for us to keep up the current momentum and attracting new opportunities. Travis has 100% backing from the team around him and we look forward to supporting his success!”
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