Leading Edge, which represents Swix, Rollerbrand and other brands, said Klaus Pittman will be returning to the industry as a full-time sales rep in the Northwest immediately.

“Klaus will represent all of the brands Leading Edge is responsible for
in the Northwest: Swix continues to grow its importance to our retailers
with the additions of brands and category expansions. Bison Designs is a
new line for our group deserved of added attention with their
impressively wide assortment. Rollerblade, who we've been with for 24
years, has seen triple digit growth over the past few years as skate
sales are rocking” according to Dane.

“Klaus spent a very successful 10 years with our agency before taking
the past 4 years off to stay closer to home,” reports Dane Stephenson,
president of Leading Edge. “Thanks to our great retail partners ALL of
our brands are growing at a fast pace – Klaus is ready to be back on the
road and his timing is perfect, we're really looking forward to having
him back at this busy time of the year.”

Leading Edge Sports was formed in 1990 and aligns themselves with brands like Swix, Uvex, Dermatone, Rollerblade, Pedro’s, Swenor, Skadi and Bison Designs in the Northwest USA. Based in Woodinville Washington Leading Edge was recently awarded “Agency of The Year” honors with Swix and Rollerblade in 2010.