Zumiez Inc. has appointed Sarah McCoy to the company's Board of Directors. McCoy will serve as an independent Class 11 director until the company's 2011 annual meeting of shareholders, when she will be standing for re-election for a term to expire at the company's 2014 meeting. McCoy will serve on the Company's Compensation Committee and the Company's Audit Committee.


McCoy, age 49, is currently the President and CEO of CBK Holdings LLC, a company that controls Armacel Armor, an advanced ballistic and aerospace composite materials company utilizing unique and state of the art processing and integration techniques, and CamelBak, a company that originated and is the world leader in hands-free hydration systems.


From September 2006 to September 2010, McCoy was the CEO and President of CamelBak. Prior to joining CamelBak, McCoy co-founded Silver Steep Partners in 2004, a leading investment banking firm catering to companies in the outdoor and active lifestyle industry. Before Silver Steep, McCoy served as president of Sierra Designs and Ultimate Direction and as vice president at The North Face. McCoy is a graduate of Dartmouth College.