New footwear manager at Columbia Sportswear

02/12/2008

Outdoor footwear and apparel firm Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Kirk Richardson general manager of footwear, effective December 1.

Mr Richardson has served as president of Keen Footwear since March 2006, following a 27-year career with Nike where he held various footwear and apparel leadership positions.

According to Mark Nenow, vice president, global footwear, Mr Richardson’s “proven strategic skills will play an important role in driving product innovation and attacking global market opportunities across our three footwear brands, Columbia, Sorel and Montrail."

Mr Richardson will report to Mr Nenow.