Cascade Designs, the parent company to the Therm-a-Rest, Mountain Safety Research (MSR), Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl brands, named David Burroughs, son of founder John Burroughs, as Cascade Designs’ new president. David Burroughs replaces Joe McSwiney, who is stepping down after 10 years as president and nearly 22 years with the company.
McSwiney will continue to serve on the board, while John Burroughs, who founded the company in 1972, remains as board chair for Cascade Designs.
David Burroughs most recently worked as vice president, strategic business development for Cascade Designs, and has been an active member of the company’s board for a dozen years. The move was a planned transition that will help keep Cascade Designs as an independent, family-controlled business. In his new role, David Burroughs takes over all day-to-day operations at the company.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with and learning the business and industry from my father in an official capacity for 12 years, but started off in the business well before that packaging Therm-a-Rest stuff sacks in my bedroom as a kid,” David Burroughs said. “I look forward to building on the company’s heritage of engineering and manufacturing-based product innovation and furthering the tradition of making award-winning product here in the U.S.”
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