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Seirus Innovations has named
Dean Carlson as sales manager of its
snow sports division. Carlson will be
involved in both key account and re-
gional territory management, handling
Seirus’ full line of cold- snow
sports product. Carlso ience
in the sporting goods industry includes
eight years at Smith Optics.
Chacoexpands its sales team with
the addition of Hawk Associates in
New England. Covering Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont, Hawk Associ-
ates is comprised of industry veterans
Doug Hawkins, Matt Ronca and
Kyle Banfield. In addition to Chaco,
Hawk Associates also represents
Smartwool and Kombi.
Chaco also has promoted Todd
Growth, former director of sales, to the
position of vice president of sales. In this
role, Growth will further develop Chaco’s
U.S. wholesale strategy, enrich the
brand’s presence across retail partners
and continue to lead the sales team.
Pelican International has hired
Larson Brothers LCC as its sales
agency in the Midwestern states. The
Larson Brothers will be working along-
side Dave Sheehy, Pelican’s Midwest
regional sales manager, to service an
existing portfolio of accounts and drive
the expansion of Pelican International’s
market share in the region. For the past
25 years the Larson Brothers have been
selling outdoor gear mainly in the Mid-
west and for the last 15 years has been
representing market leading brands in
the paddlesports industry. David Lar-
son can be reach at (541) 410-3840 or
Bogs Footwear has hired Way-
point Outdoor to represent the
brand in the Pacific Northwest and
Alaska. Based in Seattle, Wash., Way-
point Outdoor has been operating in
the Pacific Northwest since 1998 with
an extensive background in brand
development and a focus on footwear.
Led by Jim Purdy and Bob Holding,
Waypoint’s 13-person team is located
throughout the Northwest with reps
based in Bend, Ore., Bozeman, Mont.,
and Anchorage, Alaska.
a provider of “fu-
sion performance apparel,” announced
the addition of four new sales agencies
to its USA sales team. Sales represen-
tation for now extends
into the Northwest, Southeast, Mid-
Atlantic and Northeast regions. Linda
Morton and Associates takes over
the Northwest region including Ore-
gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and
Alaska and currently represent numer-
ous outdoor brands including Carve
Designs, Overland Equipment, Chums
Outdoor Accessories and Beyond
Coastal. The Uber Group has joined
the team to cover the
Southeast region with representation
in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Florida and Oklahoma. The group
represents brands such as Arcteryx,
Salomon, Suunto, Lole and Mountain
Khakis. Keith Whitmore of Allen
Whitmore Sports Group will be han-
dling the Mid-Atlantic region, including
Virginia, Delaware, New York and New
Jersey, and currently represents Kuhl,
Teva and Optic Never. And Hamp-
ton Synnott of Evolution Outdoor
Sales will be covering Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, Vermont and Rhode Island.
Synnott presently represents Lole,
Mammut, Lilypond and Rossignol. The
new representation is in addition to
s existing rep forces in the
Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions.
Footwear manufacturer Evolv
Sports announced the hiring of Will
Mott as an independent rep for Ar-
kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Okla-
homa and Texas. Mott will be servicing
retailers, climbing shops and gyms
in this territory. He can be contacted
at .
Austrian brand Stegmann Clogs
has selected Virginia-based AGS Foot-
wear Group as its U.S. distribution
partner. With 83 years in the business,
AGS owner Andy Jacobs says Steg-
mann complements the selling cycle
of its Cudas water shoe and sandal
brand, “enabling our company to es-
tablish year round presence in new and
seasoned stores.” AGS Footwear Group
also includes Superior Boot Co. and a
private label footwear division.
Sea to Summit announced the
hiring of James Howarth to the
newly created role of Northeast sales
manager. With more than 15 years
of industry experience, Howarth held
a product manager role at Eastern
Mountain Sports (EMS), where he be-
came familiar with the Sea to Summit
brand and products. Howarth will work
closely with Sea to Summit’s indepen-
dent rep agency, Sky Ambitions, said
the company. He can be reached at
CRAFT North America has
enlisted DS Specialty Sports to
represent the brand in New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and Eastern Penn-
sylvania. DS Specialty Sports is led by
Dan Sims, who began the agency in
1989, and represents brands across
multiple channels, including run, cycle,
outdoor and ski. Current clients include
Camelbak, CEP, Clif Bar, Timex, Balega
and Linus Bike. Sims is joined by Dan
Haselbauer, who got his start in the
industry in ski and bike hardgoods.
Haselbauer was previously a sales and
merchandise manager with Paragon
Sports and Metro Bicycle Stores be-
fore moving into brand representation.
Sims and Haselbauer work out of of-
fices in Katonah and Brooklyn, N.Y.
KOR Water expands its U.S.
sales team with the addition of the
Zulim Agency in the South Central
territory and Robert Dennis , an inde-
pendent rep, in the Southwestern ter-
ritory. Covering Texas, Oklahoma, Ar-
kansas and Louisiana, Zulim Agency is
comprised of company president Tony
“Ty” Zulim and Jennifer Jones. Zum-
lin recently moved to Texas from Cali-
fornia, where he was a sales manager
in the action sports industry for more
than 10 years. He recently started his
own rep group and hired Jones to assist
with the brands they are representing.
In addition to KOR Water, Zulim Agency
also represents Stance Socks, Bounce
SUP, Vere Sandals, Lalo Tactical and
Metal Mulisha. Zulim can be reached
by email at Cover-
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