TRX, the manufacturer of functional training products and training content, added former Nike innovator Matt Browne to its executive team as SVP of engineering, reporting to TRX CEO Jack Daly.
As SVP of engineering, Browne is responsible for developing TRX’s connected ecosystem for its functional fitness products. TRX has been integrating digital and data-driven technology in its flagship product, the TRX Suspension Trainer. Browne will help drive the development of TRX’s connected-strap initiative to production, coordinating hardware development upgrades to support connected devices and owning future product development to update and improve TRX’s existing lineup of fitness products.
“Our connected fitness initiative is essential to the future of TRX, and Matt will provide invaluable leadership for all things mechanical and electrical that are core to that initiative. In addition to developing and bringing connected products from concept to reality, Matt will spearhead numerous redesigns to the existing product lineup, along with ideation and implementation of new products,” said Daly. “Matt has an incredible background in successfully ushering physical products into the digital world, and we’re confident he will be a valuable member of the TRX family and a needle mover within our senior leadership team.”
Before joining TRX, Browne spent more than a decade with Nike in product development, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and sustainable engineering. Browne brings knowledge and experience in launching products, including Wi-Fi-connected consumer electronics devices, automotive subsystems and web-based services. He joins TRX’s senior management team, which includes Daly, Founder Randy Hetrick, Chief Revenue Officer Rick Cusick, SVP and General Counsel Alain Villeneuve, Chief Technology Officer Quincy Carroll, Chief Financial Officer Doug Greef and Senior Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain Jeff Woodhouse, formerly of Nike and Nautilus.
The TRX management team works closely with its Board of Directors, including Mark Fields, formerly of Ford; Susan Kilrain, formerly of NASA; Frank McGuigan, formerly of Uber Freight; and Daniel Tiemann, formerly of KPMG.
