Chuck Roth, the designer of Oboz Footwear since the company’s inception, has joined Oboz as an employee. Roth, who is a co-founder and co-owner of Oboz, has consulted with the company as its sole designer and has also contributed to product line, business planning, and brand direction.
Roth focused his career on footwear starting in 1993, when he began working at Nike. In 2001, he established his independent design consultancy specializing in premium, performance footwear. For 14 years, he served an extensive list of 30 clients in the outdoor, cycling, fishing, running, and hunting markets. Products Roth designed have collected numerous awards and accolades from Outside, Trail Runner, Fly Fishing and Alpinist magazines. Roth has worked with Oboz co-founders John Connelly and Josh Fairchilds since 2001 and 2004, respectively, while the three were working for other footwear brands.
“Having Chuck on board and exclusively dedicated to Oboz is a tremendous asset,” said Oboz co-founder and Vice President Josh Fairchilds. ”He brings extensive experience and strengths to our product team, obviously, but also to our planning for future growth.”
Roth will work from his Portland, Ore.-based office.
