RYU Apparel Inc. appointed Brett Pawson as the company’s senior vice president, retail and operations on March 1, 2017.

Pawson has extensive experience in the athletic apparel space and his past experiences include successful franchise roles with Lululemon Athletica, The Body Shop and national distribution for Pluggz Footwear. He was instrumental in establishing Lululemon Athletica in Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as one of the top performing stores in the company and creating many new programs for leadership development, community building, out of store events and sales performance. Pawson has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

RYU Apparel has two stores in Vancouver and a third will soon open in West Vancouver BC.

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