EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Karpos has hired Gian Luca Gasca as its new content manager, within the brand’s marketing team
+++ KMD Brands Limited’s non-executive director John Harvey has postponed his retirement date announced for May 31 until further notice while the company seeks a successor for the position
+++ Abby Foote will take over as chair of the audit and risk subcommittee at KMD Brands Limited effective June 1 +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ After the first 14 products of the Fjällräven x Specialized collab under the motto “Find the Great Nearby” were released in March, the two companies presented the second drop of garments and equipment on March 30
+++ Rab unveiled its first-ever line of sleeping pads for the spring/summer 23 season, including the Ionosphere and Ionosphere 5.5, both of which are ultralight and made with heat reflective TILT technology and 100 percent recycled Stratus™ R insulation
+++ Osprey introduced an all-new hydration reservoir series called Hydraulics with patent-pending design “for a superior user experience” +++
CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ Igloo, the American manufacturer of coolers, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022 and has released a special video to celebrate, documenting the highlights of its history +++
TRADE SHOWS & EVENTS
+++ The Scandinavian Outdoor Award Ceremony & After Work Get-together will take place at OutDoor by ISPO on Monday, June 13, starting at 5 p.m. at the Scandinavian Bar and will seamlessly transition into the trade show’s OutDoor Party
+++ Brooks Running is launching in Livigno, Italy its first Trail Training Camp, which will welcome 30 participants on Aug. 3-7, 2022
+++ Delegate booking for the OIA Conference is now open for the annual two-day event, which this year is being held at a new venue, the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield on Sept. 7-8, 2022 +++
OTHER
+++ Colorado Highland Helicopters has become the seventh search and rescue company (currently 28 worldwide) in the U.S. to commission a RECCO SAR helicopter detector stationed in Durango in La Plata County +++
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