Kamik, the Canadian boot brand, hired Steeve Côté as chief operating officer, leading global operations, including supply chain management, manufacturing, and logistics.
Côté is a thirty-year veteran of working in operations and supply chain management with extensive experience in the Quebec market and other international sectors. He started his career as a logistics, distribution and manufacturing process optimization consultant. Côté has taken on multiple operation leadership positions across industries, including pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and fashion. Most recently, he was the vice president of operations at Joseph Ribkoff, managing manufacturing across Canada and Europe with distribution in over 64 countries. Côté previously worked at Lise Watier as vice president of operations at the time of his departure.
“Steeve is a proven leader with considerable success scaling operations, and I am confident his leadership and vision will help us continue to evolve Kamik into the future,” said Gillian Meek, CEO. “Not only does Steeve bring a diverse range of experience across industries and management practices, but his years of expertise in international markets will benefit Kamik’s operations and support our accelerated growth objectives.”
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