US-based Collective Brands Performance has announced the appointment of Rick Blackshaw as president of the Keds brand. Mr Blackshaw has experience with brands including Converse, Timberland and the former division of Reebok, Avia, and most recently served as vice president and general manager for the Chuck Taylor All Star Division of Converse. He started in his new role on January 24 and succeeds Kristin Kohler Burrows who recently departed the position to pursue career opportunities closer to her home in New York.

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