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Sanuk sales for Orange County and
San Diego. Lockhart will service all
sales channels in the area with a spe-
cific focus on the core surf specialty
including
Sun Dieg
comes to Sanuk most recently from
DVS Shoes where he was a sales rep
for more than a decade. In addition
to his position at Sanuk, Lockhart will
continue to represent sales for emerg-
ing apparel brands Vissla and Amuse
Society, as well as D’blanc eyewear.
Astral has hired David Gar-
ringerto represent the brand in
Northern California, Oregon and
Washington. Formerly an Astral
sponsored athlete, Garringer report-
edly has formed close relationships
with president Philip Curry and vice
president of sales and marketing,
Christie Dobson. He can be reached
at or
415.609.0668.
Dunkin-Lewis Group is assum-
ing sales representation duties for
SOG Specialty Knives & Tools
in four more states, bringing the to-
tal number of states to 16 in which
the Dunkin-Lewis group reps SOG.
Founded in 1956 and headquartered
in Birmingham, Ala., the Dunkin-
Lewis Group focuses on consumer
sporting goods and law enforcement
outlets. The new states served by
Dunkin-Lewis on behalf of SOG as of
July 1 are Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-
homa and Texas. Earlier this year,
the group took responsibility for Indi-
ana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota
and Wisconsin.
Seattle-based handbag and ac-
cessories brand Haiku announced
two additions to its domestic sales
rep team. Tom McCalla, a former
rep for Overland Equipment, will
be taking over the Southeast ter-
ritory, including Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee. Clerc
Koneke will be covering the South
Central territory, including Arkansas,
Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Okla-
homa and Texas. Koneke comes to
Haiku after serving as a sales rep for
Brooks Running and Brooks Sports.
She also currently represents tasc
Performance.
Native Eyewear boosts its force
in the Mid-Atlantic with the addition
of Kinetic Representatives, LLC.
Lead by Dave Donahue , Kinetic will
focus its efforts on New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Delaware for the sunglasses brand.
Bridgedale North America con-
tinues to expand its U.S. sales opera-
tions with the appointment of three
new sales agents to the outdoor, ski,
trail and running sectors. Tod Burros
joins the sales team to cover Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, New York, Mary-
land, Washington DC and Delaware.
Tom Fuhrman, who has worked in
the skiing industry for more than 13
years with brands such as K2 Skis,
Rossignol and Head Winter Sports,
will represent Bridgedale in Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana. And Lisa Mischke
has been recruited to represent the
states of Minnesota, Iowa, North Da-
kota and South Dakota.
Osprey Packs honored Colo-
rado-based Mountain Stuff as its
Agency of the Year for 2014. While
the award highlights Mountain Stuff’s
achievements in 2014, the company’s
partnership with Osprey Packs spans
more than two decades of consistent
sales growth. Based in Denver, Colo.,
and lead by Leta Kalfas, Mountain
Stuff’s Osprey rep team consists of
Leta Kalfas , Rich Weight , Tyler
Noonan, and Ashley Tucker cover-
ing Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and
New Mexico.
Vibram has signed Rock Gear
Distribution to become the primary
distributor for Vibram Finished Goods
in Canada, with full transfer of the
distributorship is expected by Janu-
ary 2016. Based in Crowsnest Pass,
Alberta, RGD has a comprehensive
in-house logistics, customer service,
marketing and sales management
team as well as experienced indepen-
dent sales representatives that offer
coverage across Canada.
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