Quiksilver, Inc. has hired Jose M. Garcia to run the softgoods business for Rossignol in the Americas. Based in Quiksilver/Rossignol's new Mountain Center headquarters in Park City, Utah, Garcia will direct the merchandising, sales and distribution of a full range of Rossignol branded technical and lifestyle apparel and accessories.
Bernard Mariette, President of Quiksilver Inc. commented, “Our Mountain Center embodies our commitment to extend and develop Rossignol's reputation as the leading technical mountain sports brand into a full spectrum of exciting and innovative lifestyle apparel and accessories. Jose is a fantastic addition to Rossignol's global management, joining forces with our European team located in our new headquarters in Grenoble, France. We are now perfectly poised to realize our vision of bringing to market a new Rossignol apparel and accessories line associating style and elegance with superior functionality and setting new standards for every mountain lover around the globe. The participation of all our wintersports brands in Park City, including our Quiksilver, Roxy, DC, LibTech and Gnu brands, as well as Dynastar and Lange will create a great atmosphere of sharing and cooperation, and the proximity of the Mountain Center to the Quiksilver headquarters in Huntington Beach, California will also allow the active participation of the Quiksilver Americas team.”
Marty Samuels, President of Quiksilver Americas added, “Bringing together people who are experts in our mountain and snow business under one roof in Park City will foster even greater collaboration and cooperation across the company. We're extremely excited at the prospect of having Jose Garcia work closely with our various teams and brands involved in wintersports design. Quiksilver Americas is perfectly positioned and excited to give Rossignol Americas the appropriate resources they will need to grow their apparel business into the future.”
Francois Goulet, President of Rossignol Americas, commented, “I'm extremely pleased to welcome Jose Garcia to Park City. I'm sure his leadership will contribute to fostering even greater synergies between our hardgoods and softgoods divisions and to the renewed energy created by our move to Park City. Jose comes to us with a very strong experience in the design of outdoor and active apparel and with a great understanding of our markets and distribution. We are all very eager to continue to pursue the tremendous opportunities we have to grow and further Rossignol's position as the leading mountain lifestyle company.”
Jose Garcia was most recent employed by Columbia Sportswear Company as Outerwear Merchandise Manager. In that position, he was responsible for the US Men's Outerwear business for a variety of brands, including Columbia. Prior to that position, Mr. Garcia held a variety of posts within Columbia Sportswear for their snowboard brand “Convert” including Brand Manager, Merchandise and Design Manager and Senior Designer. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Garcia was a Senior Designer at Fila USA, Inc.
