Spring 2019 - Inside Outdoor Magazine

Quickfeat Vietnam produces knits, wovens, outerwear and activewear. QUICKFEAT VIETNAM Our Services - Fabric Sourcing - Trim Sourcing - Garment Development - Factory Sourcing - Production - Quality Control - Packing & Logistics 541 350 1615 Marketing O ice Bend, Oregon USA info@quickfeat.com | www.quickfeat.com C M Y CM MY CY CMY K QF-InsideOutdoors_Vietnam_HalfPgVert(10-22)_ƒ.pdf 1 10/22/18 8:10 AM 12 Inside Outdoor | SPRING 2019 R E P N E W S & N O T E S www.insideoutdoor.com www.insideoutdoor.com R E P N E W S & N O T E S www.insideoutdoor.com Former Marmot outerwear catego- ry manager Brian Loveless has joined the Pertex team as U.S. Sales repre- sentative for the brand’s performance fabrics and technologies. Loveless will represent many of the Pacific Northwest and Western accounts managed by Barry Garlick, Pertex U.S. Sales Manager, who after 13 years with Pertex, retired earlier this year. Loveless will work alongside Ben Burde, who represents Pertex key accounts in the remaining U.S. regions. Prior to joining Pertex, Loveless spent the last 10 years at Marmot holding managerial product devel- opment, merchandising and raw material positions with the com- pany’s outerwear and sleeping bag categories. Loveless will be based in Santa Rosa, Calif., and can be reached at b.loveless@pertex.com. Loveless Appointed Pertex U.S. Sales Rep. La Sportiva Hires Ascension to Rep Rockies La Sportiva recently announced the hiring of Ascension Sales to rep- resent the brand in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. Ascen- sion is an established agency with five outdoor industry professionals combining for more than 50 years of collective experience in the industry. It currently also represents Petzl, Native Eyewear, Jetboil and Eureka, and has a permanent showroom at Denver Mart. Ascension Sales is made up of Brad Barlage, Eric Johnson, Brian Stevenson, Holly Yeary and Ron- nie Jenkins. Johnson, Stevenson and Yeary reside and work along the front range of Colorado, while Barlage and Jenkins handle the Wasatch front of Utah. “We’ve known EJ and his team for many years and have always ad- mired their work for core brands in the climbing and outdoor industry,” says Jonathan Lantz, president of La Sportiva North America. “This group of very capable sales reps are based in two critical areas, the front range of Colorado and the Wasatch Front of Utah, and we will be counting on them to continue growing our brand presence in those areas. We are con- fident that this is the beginning of a successful partnership in a key geo- graphic region for our brand.”