Outdoor USA Magazine

Teko has hired new sales rep agencies in three territories. John Horsnell in the Midwest, Jeff Winnick in New England and Doug Odom in the Carolinas bring extensive experience in footwear, socks, apparel and outdoor gear across the bike, run, outdoor and ski channels.

Additionally, starting this month, Teko will begin shipping their latest generation of U.S. made eVapor8 and organic Sin3rgi technical socks.

Bergans USA has added three new reps to its independent sales force: Bob Kirkup, Terry Mullins and Kurt Watkins. This is part of a greater plan to grow the North American sales and marketing efforts of Bergans of Norway's new subsidiary.

The Piggyback Rider child carrier has added the Carolina Baby Company as a sales rep partner for the South and Mid-Atlantic U.S. This range will include Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee.

Stormy Kromer announces the expansion of its sales territory with the addition of the Rep First agency to their sales team. Stormy Kromer looks to cover 13 states from Maryland to Florida, which would grow the company's presence in new areas. Rep First was founded in 1976 by David Ripley and his father, who represents a number of outdoor brands such as Johnson Outdoors and Kavu.

Stormy Kromer also announced the addition of new sales reps, Rockman Kleiman Company for the New Jersey, metro New York, and Pennsylvania areas. Rockman brings experience in working with Red Wing Heritage, Cushe Footwear, and a number of different outdoor brands since the early 1990's.

Hawk and Assoc. has ended the representation of Marker Skiwear in the Northeast territory. The team had 10 years of experience selling and servicing Marker Skiwear products but will now devote effort to other brands in the portfolio.

Last week Superfeet Worldwide lost one of its longest employed sales reps, Roger LaRoche. LaRoche worked for Superfeet for over 20 years, first joining the company as a Northern California rep in the mid-90s.

Mountain Hardwear announced the transition from an agency sales model to an in-house selling organization in the Northeast and Midwest United States, plus the addition of three new members to the sales team.

Scarpa North America has added news sales reps in the New England area. Velocity Sales will now represent Scarpa in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

The Velocity team includes Mike Schmidt, Bill Bruzzese and Jason Cote who have 50 years of cumulative experience in the outdoor industry. This includes 25 years of experience working specifically with technical outdoor footwear and ski boots in New England.