Specialty retailer of ski and snowboard Christy Sports appointed Matt Gold as its new CEO, effective February 2017. Gold will join Christy Sports with more than 20 years of experience building consumer businesses and brands with large sporting goods brand Amer Sports Corporation.
Gold will succeed Patrick O’Winter, a Christy Sports shareholder since 1995 and CEO since 2002, when he bought control of the company. O’Winter will serve as chairman of the board and remain actively engaged in the business when Gold steps into the CEO role.
During his career at Amer, Gold most recently served as general manager, Asia Pacific where he was responsible for the full financial performance, integrated go-to-market operations and overall regional strategy development for the company and its brands, including Salomon, Wilson Sporting Goods, Atomic Skis, Arc’teryx, Mavic, Suunto and Precor. Gold was also a member of the Amer Sports Executive Board since 2010.
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colo., Christy Sports operates more than 50 locations in Colorado, Utah and Washington.
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