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REP MOV ES AND NEWS
R EP M OVE S A N D NE WS
Eagle Creek recently announced
the awarding of Clear Creek Reps
as its 2015 Rep Agency of the Year.
Handed out annually, the Eagle Creek
Rep of the Year Award is an opportu-
nit e a rep
or ding
results along with superior customer
service. Clear Creek was selected for its
double-digit revenue growth, account
and channel expansion, business acu-
men, pre-booking success, planning/
forecasting, and help servicing national
accounts, said the travel wares compa-
ny. Always inspired by travel, the Eagle
Creek Rep of the Year award includes
a trip for two to a dream destination,
and 2015 is no exception: choice of
Croatia, Italy or Iceland.
The Clear Creek Group team in-
cludes Principal Owen Dennehy,
associate Chapman Stewart, and
the freshly retired Smoky Ander-
son, who has been representing
Eagle Creek since 1977. The group
directs sales in the Rocky Mountain
region. Clear Creek also represents
complementary outdoor brands,
Katadyn Group, Topo Athletic Foot-
wear, Garmont Footwear, Berghaus
and Selk’Bag.
SCARPA North America has
retained Ground Up Sales to direct
its sales efforts in the Southeastern
U.S. Founded by veteran sales repre-
sentative Heath Rowland , the new
agency will represent SCARPA effective
immediately in Virginia, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Ground Up Sales is based in Kentucky
and also represents Rab, Lowe Al-
pine and Metolious. The firm can be
reached at
or (502) 682-0252.
Spenco recently appointed
Agnes Nowak as sales manager of
Spenco Canada. Prior to her position
with Spenco, Nowak worked in sales
and marketing for Abbott Molecular
Diagnostic, Johnson & Johnson, Me-
dela Canada and LifeCell. Her experi-
ence with large Fortune 500 compa-
nies and smaller organizations spans
the healthcare, regenerative product
and medical device industries, and
includes executing sales for new prod-
uct and technology launches.
Spenco Canada, which operated
independently for more than 20 years,
recently came under the umbrella of
the North American headquarters as
a wholly owned subsidiary. Nowak
will be based in the company’s
Mississauga office.
Chums and Beyond Coastal
have hired Colorado-based sales
agency Redline Sports Group
(RSG) to oversee their territories in
Colorado and Nebraska. Founded
in 2001, Redline Sports Group is
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