Lorpen has hired three employees to support “significant production growth” based on increased sales in both North America and globally. The new hires include David Uria as global manufacturing manager, Catalina Davies as production assistant and Nick Lindop as social media consultant.
“We welcome this group of talented individuals to our company and feel each person brings a unique skill set with a diverse background that will continue to enhance the Lorpen team,” says Colin Sanders, VP of sales and marketing at Lorpen North America. “With the recent launch of several new lines and continued expansion in our facility locations, we hope our growth is reflected in our efforts to create innovative and quality socks for our consumers.”
A native of Bilbao, Spain, Uria has a degree in industrial engineering and a concentration in business as well as an executive masters in business administration. Prior to joining the Lorpen team, Uria was part of the Volkswagon engineering department in Spain. Currently based in Etxalar Spain, Uria will lead the sourcing, planning and production at Lorpen’s Europe and Mexico facilities and will oversee relations with Lorpen’s offshore manufacturing partners.
Social media guru Nick Lindop will oversee Lorpen’s direct to consumer and dealer communications. Lindrop is continuing to build the Lorpen brand and its growing base of followers globally through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other developing social media outlets.
Catalina Davies, office and production assistant, joins Lorpen with more than eight years of customer service and four years of office management experience. Bilingual in both Spanish and English, Davies will work closely with production and production planning and streamlining the commercialization of Lorpen products.
Lorpen has recently rolled out with several new product lines in 2011 including performance socks for kids, a collection of trail running socks for both men and women, and a new collection of ski and snowboarding socks. Facility expansion is also underway with the addition of 10,000 square feet in their Puebla, Mexico site to accommodate the sales demand and improve finishing, raw materials storage and logistics processes.
