BALTIMORE, March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour,
Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced the appointment
of Kasey Jarvis as its new Chief Design Officer. With nearly
20 years of experience in apparel, footwear, equipment, industrial
and automotive design, Jarvis brings proven talent and expertise to
the company. He will report directly to Chief Product Officer
Kevin Eskridge and is expected to
start in early April.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kasey to Under Armour. His unique
mix of design experience from the auto, footwear and performance
equipment industries will help to inform and deliver on our mission
to design performance solutions athletes never knew they needed and
can't imagine living without," said Kevin
Plank, Under Armour's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"This is a leader who will inspire our incredible team to deliver
beautiful, innovative design that the world's never seen
before."
Leading the design team across all product platforms, regions
and categories, Jarvis will be responsible for the translation and
commercialization of athlete insights and influential trends into
industry-leading, next generation product concepts.
Jarvis joins Under Armour from Black Diamond Equipment where he
served as Vice President of Product and Design. Prior to that, he
served at Nike and General Motors in key design roles. Jarvis is a
graduate of Brigham Young University
with a B.F.A in Industrial Product and Design.
About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore,
Maryland is a leading inventor, marketer and distributor of
branded performance athletic apparel, footwear and accessories.
Designed to make all athletes better, the brand's innovative
products are sold worldwide to consumers with active lifestyles.
The company's Connected Fitness™ platform powers the world's
largest digitally connected health and fitness community. For
further information, please
visit https://about.underarmour.com/.
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