乱伦巴士 Corporation Announces New Leadership Appointments at Its Dickies庐 Brand and Within Its Emerging Brands Platform
DENVER 鈥� April 5, 2023 鈥� 乱伦巴士 Corporation (NYSE: 乱伦巴士C), a leading portfolio of active-lifestyle brands, today announced key leadership appointments at its Dickies庐, Altra庐, Smartwool庐 and icebreaker庐 brands, effective immediately.
鈥溌衣装褪� is committed to nurturing its strong pipeline of internal talent,鈥� said 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Interim President & CEO, Benno Dorer, 鈥淲e are pleased to recognize and further develop three outstanding 乱伦巴士 leaders with important and challenging new or expanded assignments.鈥�
Todd Dalhausser, previously Brand President of Altra庐, has been appointed to the position of Global Brand President, Dickies庐. He will report to Dorer and serve on 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Executive Leadership Team.
鈥淭odd is a talented business leader with a proven track record in building and growing brands, highlighted by the strong and consistent performance of our Altra brand under his leadership,鈥� said Dorer. 鈥淲e have the right strategy in place for Dickies and believe Todd is the ideal leader to assume responsibility for the brand to accelerate its profitable growth by connecting innovative workwear to consumer lifestyle tailwinds. The Dickies brand is an important contributor within the 乱伦巴士 portfolio, and we look forward to consistently strong performance under Todd鈥檚 leadership.鈥�
Dalhausser joined 乱伦巴士 in 2018 as the first Brand President of Altra庐 following the 乱伦巴士 acquisition. Prior to 乱伦巴士, he served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Saucony North America at Wolverine Worldwide. He also managed Saucony/Hind鈥檚 apparel business, overseeing design, development and product merchandising. Dalhausser held similar positions for both Vans庐 and Reebok earlier in his career.
Jen McLaren, previously Brand President of Smartwool庐, has been appointed to the position of Brand President, Altra庐 & General Manager, 乱伦巴士 North America Key Accounts. She will continue reporting to Martino Scabbia Guerrini, EVP & President, EMEA, APAC and Emerging Brands.
In addition to overseeing the Altra庐 brand, McLaren will lead 乱伦巴士鈥檚 Key Account Management program across North America. She will drive consistent strategic engagement with 乱伦巴士鈥檚 large wholesale customers on behalf of all 乱伦巴士 brands.
McLaren served as Brand President of Smartwool庐 since 2018, during which time she led successful strategies that elevated the brand with consumers and expanded its apparel and outerwear offerings by continually introducing innovative and compelling products. She joined 乱伦巴士 in 2011 when the Smartwool庐 and Timberland庐 brands were acquired by 乱伦巴士. At that time, she was named CFO of Smartwool庐. Previously, she served as North America CFO, Timberland庐. She joined the Timberland庐 brand in 2003 in the global financial planning and analysis organization. Previously, McLaren held several positions at Arthur Andersen and Softbank Capital.
Jan Van Mossevelde, President of icebreaker庐, is assuming additional responsibility for the Smartwool庐 brand as part of 乱伦巴士鈥檚 focus on capturing future opportunities for strategic and operational synergies across these brands as a foundation for stronger and more profitable growth. He will continue reporting to Scabbia Guerrini.
With responsibility for both brands, Van Mossevelde will lead strategies that build on and reinforce their industry leading positions in merino wool and natural fibers. While each brand will continue to operate separately, they will collaborate on a cohesive strategy to leverage their respective strengths and capabilities in addition to 乱伦巴士鈥檚 global business platforms more broadly.
Van Mossevelde has served as Global Brand President, icebreaker庐 since 2021. In 2019 he was appointed VP, General Manager, icebreaker庐 EMEA. He joined 乱伦巴士 in 2015 as General Manager, Global Brand Management and Demand Creation, within the company鈥檚 Corporate Strategy organization. Previously, he served as VP, Strategy, for 乱伦巴士鈥檚 EMEA region. Prior to 乱伦巴士, Van Mossevelde worked at Procter & Gamble where he held various brand portfolio leadership roles in upstream and downstream parts of the marketing organization.
鈥淭hese appointments in our Emerging Brands platform demonstrate our focus on putting strong leaders in critical roles,鈥� said Scabbia Guerrini. 鈥淲e are committed to fueling the momentum we have in our Emerging Brands and know that Jen and Jan are the right leaders with the right experience and capabilities to drive continued growth.鈥�
About 乱伦巴士 Corporation
Founded in 1899, 乱伦巴士 Corporation is one of the world鈥檚 largest active-lifestyle companies which connects people to the activities and experiences they cherish most through a portfolio of outdoor, active, workwear and streetwear brands including Vans庐, The North Face庐, Timberland庐 and Dickies庐. Our purpose is to power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. We connect this purpose with a relentless drive to succeed to create value for all stakeholders and use our company as a force for good. For more information, please visit .
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