Dan Jelinek has joined OGIO International as the company’s global VP of
strategic development, a new position created to support the company’s
aggressive growth initiatives.
Prior to joining OGIO in 2009 as
Strategic Accounts Manager, Jelinek-a
20 year sports industry veteran †served Easton Sports as the Global
Vice President of Sales for its Hockey and Baseball divisions for
8-years, and was later promoted to President of Team Sports directly
leading the Easton Hockey, Easton Baseball and Riddell business units of
Easton Bell Sports.
“We have exciting growth plans in store for
OGIO and building our strong leadership is key to realizing our
strategic vision” said Tony Palma, OGIO International CEO, explains.
“Dan was instrumental in the growth of Easton for many years and has
already been a tremendous asset in helping to reshape and execute
several new successful growth strategies at OGIO. He is a creative and
aggressive leader with a proven track record that understands product,
branding and sales strategies.”
In his new role, Jelinek will be
leading OGIO’s strategic growth focused on increasing distribution with
several strategic domestic and international customers, identifying new
business development opportunities and potential strategic licensing
partners as we continue to enhance the OGIO brand.
