Arc’teryx Equipment, a design leader in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment, announced Chris Tham has been named the company’s chief financial officer, a newly created role reporting directly to Arc’teryx CEO Stuart Haselden.
The appointment is effective February 21 and affirms the business’ commitment to building a robust executive team.
Tham brings more than 20 years of corporate financial and strategic planning experience across the global lifestyle sector.
“Chris is a seasoned finance leader with deep operating experience. I was fortunate to work with him previously and saw firsthand the impact of his leadership,” Haselden said. “Chris joins a strong executive team at Arc’teryx as we continue to build on our exciting growth story. His deep skills complement the existing team and elevate our capabilities across a number of areas critical to our success. I am thrilled to have Chris joining us here at ‘The Bird’ and can’t wait to see the contributions he will make.”
Previously, Tham was the CFO at Bailey Nelson where he oversaw the multinational optical retail chain’s global finance function, strategic planning, commercial operations and data analytics.
Prior to this, he led the financial operations in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions for lululemon. During his tenure at lululemon, ham was instrumental in scaling the company’s financial planning and analysis team and capabilities to support the company during a period of hyper growth, as it grew from $350 million to $2.6 billion in annual revenue during a nine-year period.
