Kent Outdoors Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Nate Romney is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience leading finance, accounting and operations departments and has a history of creating high valuation and building scalable processes and corporate structure.
Boa and 5.11 Parent Compass Diversified Starts Year with Board Shuffle
Gordon M. Burns will not be standing for re-election at the company’s 2025 annual shareholders meeting due to other commitments. Nancy B. Mahon has been appointed chair of the Board’s Nominating Committee, replacing Mr. Burns.
Newton Golf Company Appoints CFO
Ryan Stearns brings over two decades of financial expertise working in public and private sectors. His extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital funding and financial process optimization will “position him to make an immediate impact.”
Report: Holiday Retail Return Rate Jumps 28 Percent as U.S. Sales Reach $282B
Salesforce is reporting that the data in its system shows that holiday retail sales surged to a record $1.2 trillion globally and $282 billion in the United States, but high returns could dampen retailer overall profit margins.
Lazydays Holdings Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
New CFO Jeff Needles is a Certified Public Accountant, holds an MBA from Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Louis University, John Cook School of Business.
Five Iron Golf Co-Founders Invest in Tiger’s New York Golf Club
TGL, co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, received an investment from Five Iron Golf Co-Founders Jared Solomon, CEO and Katherine Solomon, chief legal officer, to drive excitement around New York Golf Club and TGL.
Camelbak, Bell/Giro Parent Revelyst Completes Sale to Financial Firm
The parent of Foresight Sports, Bushnell Golf, Fox, Bell, Giro, CamelBak, Bushnell, Simms Fishing was acquired by SVP in an all-cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion.
Famed Golf Club Designer Richard Parente Passes Away
As the first President of Callaway Golf, Parente was instrumental in creating the first production-milled putters and the S2H2 designs. He pioneered the first milled driver heads and developed AVDP, a lightweight grip-and-shaft system designed for faster swinging irons and drivers. Parente has over 30 golf patents.
Outtech Co-Founder Jay Scholes is Retiring
In 1989, Jay Scholes, with partners Ron Rette and “Rocket” Rod Swanson, founded Outtech with the vision of “revolutionizing sales representation in the outdoor industry.” Scholes is now retiring.
Macy’s, Inc. Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
Robert Chavez has spent over 45 years working in the retail industry. Most recently he served for 24 years as President and CEO of Hermès Americas, a division of Hermès International Société, overseeing operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Perfect Moment Enlists Sales Agencies in Southern Europe and Japan
These new Southern Europe and Japan agencies partnerships with TBrand and Maison DixSept follow Perfect Moment’s recently announced North America sales agency partnership with CD Network.
AGM Global Vision Hires New Key Account Manager
Keith Weaver will manage and strengthen the company’s key account relationships, optimize product assortments and promotional strategies and collaborate with the sales team to expand AGM Global’s dealer network.
Midwest Outdoor and Winter Sports Rep Associations Merge
Midwest Winter Sports Reps Association (MWSRA) and Outdoor Reps Association (ORA) have merged to form Midwest Professional Reps Organization, or M-Pro. The merger was effective on January 1.
Marquee Brands Kicks Off 2025 with Acquisition; Strengthens Executive Team
Rachel Terrace has been promoted to chief commercial and growth officer, and added John Hayes as CFO, Joseph Zarro as chief business development officer and Natasha Fishman as chief marketing officer over the last year.
Crunch Franchisee to Open Newest Location in Gainesville, GA
Crunch Gainesville, GA, a 40,158-square-foot fitness facility, will open in late Spring/early Summer 2025, and be among the first clubs with the company’s updated 3.0 design.
