General manager Europe
› Christian Finell| General Manager Europe
Christian Finell was appointed as General Manager Europe in December 2007.
He joined Columbia following a seventeen year career with Salomon SA, most recently serving as Head of Salomon EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa). Finell also held other leadership positions at Salomon, including Retail Manager Europe and Head of Salomon Nordic AB.
director of sales
› Patrick Chevallier| Director of Sales
Patrick Chevallier joined Columbia from Amer Sports, where he served as commercial director for Eastern Europe and more than 20 countries of the EMEA region. Prior to that, he was employed for 12 years at Salomon in various international marketing, sales and management positions.
Director of European Business Operations
› David W. Kiser
| Director of European Business Operations
He joined Columbia in 2003 as Investor Relations Manager. David has held senior investor relations positions since 1995 in the financial services and technology industries prior to joining Columbia. He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co.
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL
› Scott Ziegler|Director of Retail
Scott Ziegler spent the previous 23 years in the retail business. The majority of those years were spent with the Foot Locker Company in the US and the European division, where he held positions in the European office as the Retail Operations Manager, and in the UK as the Head of Retail. He spent last two years as the Head of Operations Development for adidas Retail Region EMEA.
Marketing director
› Antti Karava| Marketing Director
Antti Karava was appointed as Marketing Director Europe in March 2008.Prior to joining Columbia, he was responsible for versatile branding, product marketing, concept development and business responsibilities in Suunto and Salomon. He spent the last four years working in two advertising agencies in Helsinki, managing international clients and internal planning groups.
His hobbies include skiing and outdoor activities.International Market Development Manager
› Greg Goddard| International Market Development Manager
Greg Goddard was appointed as International Market Development Manager in January 2005.
Prior to joining Columbia, he held senior management and operations positions with the Asian Pacific office of The Timberland Company, most recently serving as Senior Manager for Strategy and Business Development.
Greg enjoys skiing and fly fishing.
distributor operations manager
› Evelyne Garreau| Distributor Operations Manager
Evelyne Garreau was appointed as Distributor Operations Manager for Columbia Sportswear International in August 2008.
Prior to joining Columbia, Evelyne has held different Supply Chain positions with Danone Group in France and in the USA.
European Apparel Director
›Marijo Bee| European Apparel Director
Marijo Bee was appointed as European Apparel Director in June 2008.
She was employed for 11 years in Columbia Canada, where she held various leadership positions in sales and marketing. Most recently she worked in North America for Pan World Brand North America Inc. as Vice President of Sales for Caterpillar apparel, she was responsible for all facets of brand management.
She enjoys the outdoors and likes to travel.
Public Relations
› Regina Cirmon| Public Relations Manager
Ms. Regina Cirmonova was appointed as Public Relations Manager in February 2007.
She spent over 10 years working in communications area in several leading international companies and organisations. Before joining Columbia she was in Motorola, IBM and the United Nations.
She enjoys hiking and travelling.
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
› Frederic Vernet| Director of Human Resources
Frédéric Vernet was appointed as Director of Human Resources Europe for Columbia Sportswear in August 2008. The past 6 years, he was Human Resources Director for adidas France. Before this HR orientation, he has held various sales positions mainly in Key Account Management in adidas, Gillette and Kimberly Clark Groups. He started his career, after Paris Business School graduation, with Carrefour Hypermarkets chain as a buyer.
