The Technical Apparel Platform of K2, Inc. appointed of Marmot veteran John Cooley to the new position of Director of Strategy Development for TAP, effective November 15, 2006.

The Technical Apparel Platform of K2, or TAP, consists of the Marmot, Ex Officio, K2 Snow, Marker and Volkl brands. Cooley will be responsible for developing and monitoring cross-business-unit assessments, opportunities and markets of the T.A.P. brands, including supply chain and community sustainability programs.

Mark Martin, President of T.A.P., commented, “The appointment of this new position signals T.A.P.’s need to expand its executive leadership to support and leverage our growing portfolio of global brands, customers, and promising market leadership opportunities.”