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Troy Sicotte named Vice President of sales at Mountain Hardwear

Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Troy Sicotte to serve as Vice President of Sales, North America for the Mountain Hardwear brand, effective October 22, 2018. In his new role, the company said, Sicotte will be based at Mountain Hardwear’s headquarters in Richmond, California, where he will develop and drive all aspects of the brand’s...

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Columbia Sportswear Company: Q3 net income rises 14 percent

For its third quarter, Columbia Sportswear Company reported consolidated net sales increase of 6 percent or 7 percent constant-currency to 795.8 million dollars. Non-GAAP net sales, the company said, increased 6 percent to 788.9 million dollars. Net income for the quarter increased to 100.2 million dollars or 1.42 dollars per diluted share, a 14...

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Columbia Sportswear elects Sabrina Simmons to its board of directors

Columbia Sportswear Company’s board has elected Sabrina Simmons to serve as a director and member of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees, effective immediately. The company said that the board intends to nominate Simmons for election by the company’s shareholders to a full term as a board member at the company’s...

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Dean Rurak promoted as SVP, North America sales for Columbia brand

Columbia Sportswear has announced management changes within its North America Sales team. The company said, Dean Rurak, Columbia’s vice president of US apparel sales, has been appointed Senior Vice President of North America sales for the Columbia brand, effective October 2, 2018. In this new role, the company added that Rurak will report...

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Chris Adamek named vice president of Columbia brand

Columbia Sportswear has said that Chris Adamek, a consultant to Columbia since January 2018, has officially joined the company as the vice President, Chief of Staff for the Columbia brand. “With over twenty years of management consulting experience, Chris brings a wealth of strategic knowledge to Columbia. Additionally, he is already familiar...

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Columbia Sportswear reports Q2 net income of 9.7 million dollars

Columbia Sportswear Company has reported net sales of 481.6 million dollars for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, an increase of 21 percent or 19 percent constant-currency. The company’s non-GAAP net sales of 474.1 million dollars increased 19 percent or 17 percent constant-currency. Second quarter net income, the company said, increased to 9.7...

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Columbia Sportswear names Andrew Burns Director of investor relations

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced that Andrew Burns has joined the company as Director of investor relations and competitive intelligence, reporting to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jim Swanson. “Andrew joins us with deep experience and brings a unique point of view having covered the outdoor industry, global...

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Columbia Sportswear announces Michael Richardson as vice president of global merchandising

A top executive from Gap Inc. has now moved to Columbia Sportswear. Michael Richardson, former vice president of franchise product for Gap, has started working as vice president of global merchandising for Columbia on April 23rd, 2018. However, the company only announced his appointment now. Columbia Sportswear said in a statement that...

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Columbia Sportswear Q1 net income up 25 percent, raises outlook

Columbia Sportswear Company has reported net sales of 607.3 million dollars for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, an increase of 12 percent or 8 percent constant-currency. Non-GAAP net sales of 599 million dollars, the company said, increased 10 percent or 7 percent constant-currency. First quarter net income increased 25 percent to 45.1 million...

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Columbia Sportswear appoints Director of Corporate Communications

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced the appointment of Mary Ellen Glynn as Director of Corporate Communications and Sara Bradshaw as Corporate Communications Manager. "We are very excited to have Mary Ellen join Columbia to lead our corporate communications department. Mary Ellen brings a tremendous amount of high-level strategic...

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Columbia Sportswear posts 4 percent revenue growth in FY17

Columbia Sportswear Company announced fourth quarter net sales of 776 million dollars, an 8 percent increase, compared with net sales of 717.4 million dollars for the fourth quarter of 2016. Fourth quarter 2017 net loss was 7.1 million dollars or 0.10 dollar per share, and non-GAAP net income was 92.5 million dollars or diluted earnings per...

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Columbia Sportswear Q3 net income increases 5 percent

Columbia Sportswear Company has announced net sales of 747.4 million dollars for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, an increase of less than 1 percent compared with net sales of 745.7 million dollars for the third quarter of 2016. Net income increased 5 percent to 87.7 million dollars or 1.25 dollars per diluted share. "We are also...