Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. appointed Kris Hamper as chief financial officer for global operations. Hamper will be located in the Portland, OR headquarters and provide financial direction for both LED Lenser (Yang Jiang, China and Solingen, Germany) and Leatherman (Portland, OR). In addition he will oversee the Portland office’s IT department.
“Anytime you can find both a candidate that is both an expert in their career field as well the company’s customer base, it’s a definite win,” said Leatherman Tool Group President and CEO, Jake Nichol. “His experience with early-stage, global-growth companies along with his responsibilities as controller and director of strategic planning and analysis at Adidas, has prepared him very well to join our team.”
With more than 15 years in the financial world, Hamper began his career as a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He continued on to provide strategic and financial leadership for global brands including Doc Martens, Keen footwear and S Group where he most recently served as CFO before joining Leatherman.
“It’s exciting to not only be joining two well-known brands like Leatherman and LED Lenser,” says Hamper, “but to be joining at a time when they are just beginning to lay the groundwork for their new combined global financial processes. I am definitely looking forward to the challenge.”
