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Arete Sales Group

to service the

Mid-Atlantic.

Vasque

, for its part, had some hard-

ware to hand out, as well. New England-

based

Pinnacle Outdoor Group

was

named Vasque’s “2016 Sales Agency

of the Year.” Pinnacle Outdoor Group

earned the award due to significant

growth and impeccable customer ser-

vice in its northeastern territory, said

the trail footwear brand. Vasque said its

decision was extremely difficult this year

due to the fact that nearly every agency

posted double-digit increases in sales.

Pinnacle Outdoor Group led the pack

with 65 percent growth.

“Deciding on Agency of the Year is

always a tough decision for Vasque,”

said Chris Miller, North American direc-

tor of sales for Vasque. “Our criteria

includes assessing if the agency met

growth objectives, had positive man-

agement of their respective territories,

and created initiatives to promote the

Vasque brand.”

In addition to Vasque, Pinnacle’s

team of outdoor industry veterans

includes

Hal Ellms, Ben Winther,

Sarah Miller, Rebecca Scholand

and

Adam Shapiro

. Their territories

cover New England and parts of the

Mid-Atlantic including New York, Penn-

sylvania and New Jersey.

Salewa North America

, which op-

erates the Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Coun-

try and Pomoca brands in the United

States and Canada, also announced

its sales rep awards for the winter

15/16 season. Among the awards

presented was the all-encompassing

Oberalper Group Award, given to the

group that embodies the Oberalp phi-

losophy, approaching all four brands

in a holistic way, while conveying each

brand’s distinct personality. This year’s

Oberalp Group Award was given to

the

Wasatch Reps

, covering Utah

and Colorado, and made up of

Sandy

Brown

,

Pete Swenson

and

Ryan

Ahern

. Salewa North American also

called out

Bryan Kuhn

of

Wild Onion

Outdoors

, who “had a breakout year,

opening several accounts.”

Toad&Co

recently announced the

addition of two new agencies to its sales

force –

Stoner-Andrews, Inc

. (New

England) and

Blue Sky Group

(West-

ern U.S.). Stoner

-Andrews has been

operating in Ne

w England for 25 years

and is owned by

ott Andrews

and

Rick Stoner

, both of whom got their

start when they were hired as sub reps

in 1978. They founded Stoner-Andrews

in 1988, establishing a business model

that straddles the ski, outdoor, bike

and footwear industries. The Blue Sky

Group, founded by

Fred Riley

and

Dominique Schwartz

, has been rep-

resenting brands in the outdoor indus-

try in California, Arizona, Nevada and

Hawai’i for 20 years.

GU Energy Labs

has bolstered its

sales team with the appointments of

Amanda Basham

as Colorado field

representative,

Danielle White

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