March 06, 2017 Black Diamond Equipment is Ready to Grow Again
Proclaiming its restructuring largely complete, BDE nearly broke even in the fourth quarter, narrowing its loss to $1,389,000 compared to a loss of $20,725,000 last year, as revenues were 6% lower at $41,399,000 vs. $44,076,000 but off just 2% constant currency. Pearl Izumi Names Chris Sword President
He replaces Mike O’Connor who retired in December. For the past nine years, Sword was president of Oberalp North America which markets the Dynafit, Salewa, Wild Country and Pomoca brands. Columbia Taps Joe Vernachio as Mountain Hardwear President
He fills a position that has been vacant since John Walbrecht departed last fall, with COLM president Bryan Timm filling in on an interim basis. National Park Visits Slip in February
National parks had 12,767,486 visitors in February, down 3% from last year, while year-to-date visits rose 8% to 27,241,777.
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