Former adidas and Puma exec heads to Garmatex

12/09/2013
Performance fabric developer Garmatex Technologies has appointed a former adidas and Puma executive as president and chief operating officer of its finished goods division and business director of Garmatex International.

Douglas Sheridan was formerly vice-president of research and development and corporate marketing for adidas in Asia; led Reebok in Taiwan; served as vice-president of product design and supply chain at Puma; and worked as a designer and brand manager at Bata Footwear.

Most recently, he was a principal of BKMS HK, a retail and footwear manufacturing group in China for brands including Geox, Boss, Skechers, Etnies, Patrick, Levis, Anta and Li Ning, and was the Asian Region Master Licensee for Diadora (Italy) with more than 200 stores in China and 75 stores in Asia.