Under Armour Names New Head of Footwear

Under Armour has tapped one of its sports division managers to head footwear, a key growth category for the brand, as part of restructuring announced earlier this year. Ryan Drew, previously general manager of the brand’s basketball division, will become head of footwear, Under Armour said Tuesday.

Drew succeeds Peter Ruppe, a former longtime Nike executive who was brought in in January 2015 to lead the footwear division. Ruppe had worked for Nike for nearly 25 years, then headed Alchemy Global, an online investment platform for the sports and entertainment industries. Ruppe recently left Under Armour, the company said.