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ing California, Nevada, Arizona and
Hawaii, Dennis brings 15 years of
outdoor sport sales experience. In addi-
tion to KOR Water, he also represents
running/endurance footwear and ap-
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rel brands. Dennis can be reached
at
robertjdennis@gmail.com .Patagonia
announced multiple
changes to its global sales force.
Bruce
Old
has been promoted from senior
director of global wholesale to vice presi-
dent of global wholesale. To this role, Old
brings more than 20 years of experience
across multiple parts of the organization,
having worked in retail, wholesale and
managing the customer service teams.
Additionally,
Walt Bailey
transitioned
from eastern sales manager to director
of North American wholesale. In this
role, Bailey will oversee the rep teams
and dealer relationships in the United
States and Canada. During the course of
the last 15 years, Bailey has successfully
represented Patagonia as a sales rep
and most recently as eastern sales man-
ager.
Gregor Finke
, meanwhile, moved
from dealer services manager to director
of dealer services. In this new role, he will
assist the wholesale management team
in the planning and execution of Patago-
nia’s specialty dealer focus. In addition,
Finke will provide support for the global
wholesale business by sharing resources
and expertise globally and continuing to
lead the dealer services team in Reno.
Lastly,
Matt O’Connor
has accepted
the role of western sales manager. Previ-
ously, O’Conner was a Patagonia Fish
sales rep in 2008, where he quickly took
on the wholesale business in the Rockies.
He will continue to be based in Colorado.
Chums
recently welcomed
Andrew
D’Acquisto
as national sales manager.
D’Acquisto brings 20 years of outdoor
industry sales and retail experience
to his new role, where he will manage
the wholesale division for Chums and
Beyond Coastal Sun Care
. Most re-
cently, D’Acquisto served as the North
American sales manager for Gregory
Mountain Products, where he oversaw
the adventure brand’s U.S. and Canadi-
an sales force. D’Acquisto also spent five
years as a senior guide and field man-
ager with Open Sky Wilderness Ther-
apy, providing instruction in primitive
wilderness skills, backcountry camping,
navigation and Leave No Trace. He’s a
certified ski technician and Master Boot
Fitter and has received First Responder,
Wilderness First Aid, Crevasse Rescue
and Winter Survival training.
Angel Castellanos
of
Travel Am-
bassador Sales & Marketing
has
been retained by
Eagle Creek
for lug-
gage specialty representation in South-
ern California, Arizona and Southern
Nevada, effective immediately. Castel-
lanos joins the Eagle Creek team with
the unique distinction of having already
won Agency of the Year for Eagle Creek
with another firm. In 2012, Castellanos
gained notoriety after launching a se-
ries of “Travel Smart” events at retailers
across the West.
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