On, the running shoe company built on patented Swiss technology, has named six running shoe industry veterans with nearly 50 years of combined experience serving specialty retailers to its North American sales force. The announcement was made by Ted Goodlake, national director of sales, North America for On.
“Over the past two decades I have had the pleasure of working with these sales professionals and I have no doubt that their passion for running, category knowledge and long-standing relationships make them the right people to help grow our distribution and sales in the specialty running category,” said Mr. Goodlake. “On is truly one of the most innovative brands to come along in the past decade and these experienced professional are ideally suited to get it on shelves.”
Here’s a look at the six new members of the On sales force:
Jonathan Cook (Arkansas Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin). Jon comes to On from PUMA, Brooks Sports and also worked at retail for several specialty run retailers during his career. Jon can be reached at 512-569-7210 or jon.cook@on-running.com.
John Jeub (Alaska, Idaho, Northern California, Oregon, Washington). John grew up in the industry in his parents’ specialty run shop. He maintained a strong passion and insiders knowledge of the running industry during his professional career in the financial services industry. He can be reached at 503-789-7513 or john.jeub@on-running.com.
Amy Johnson (Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California, Southern Nevada and Utah). Amy is a 15-year industry veteran, five as the owner/operator of a specialty run store and the last 10 as an independent sales representative. She can be reached at 619-246-1250 or johnsonamy03@aol.com.
Jon Madsen (Colorado, Iowa, Utah, Wyoming) The 15-year industry veterans joins On from Adidas. He can be reached at 719-963-5813or rockyathletics@gmail.com.
Cyle Sage (Florida) Well known in the endurance sports world for more than two decades, he has, been a member of the On team since the product launch. Cyle has added Florida specialty store sales to his other responsibilities of heading up On’s U.S. office plus event and athlete sponsorships, Cyle can be reached at cyle.sage@on-running.com or 813-294-1965
Max Smith (Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia). Max spent the past 3 ½ years at Puma North America after a brief stint at Adidas. The sub-4-minute miler ran collegiately for Providence University. Max can be reached at 610-996-3499 or max.smith@on-running.com.
The 2012 On collection includes the all new and ultra light Cloudracer competition model; the new Cloudster entry model; plus the redesigned Cloudsurfer and Cloudrunner. The patented CloudTec system, comprised of three-dimensional elements or “Clouds” made of highly flexible circular pieces of rubber, is at the heart of On’s adaptive sole technology. The radically new design combines a cushioned landing with a barefoot takeoff. The clever rubber pieces cushion your landing, then disappear for a natural run and a powerful push-off.
Professional athletes including triathletes Caroline Steffen and David Hausse plus Xterra champion Ben Allen and Tegla Loroupe have all achieved great success since running the On.
On AG is a young Swiss sports company based in Zurich. The team of sports scientists and running enthusiasts around world-class athlete Olivier Bernhard (triple world champion and six-times Ironman winner) have set themselves a simple mission: to elevate running to a fun sport. On has already earned the prestigious ispo Brand New Award for Sports Innovation, and continues to win technology and design prizes all over the globe. The CloudTec system has received worldwide patents. 18 months after market launch, On running shoes are available at over 500 running specialists in 18 countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America.
