VANCOUVER, April 26, 2019 /CNW/ - RYU Apparel Inc.
(TSX VENTURE: RYU.V, OTCQB: RYPPF), creator of urban
athletic apparel, is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr.
Ryan Lindholm as SVP of Marketing
and Innovation, Ms. Danielle Hinan
as Director of Brand and Ms. Bethany
Young as Creative Product Design Director.
NEW SVP OF MARKETING and INNOVATION – RYAN LINDHOLM
RYU is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Lindholm, as new SVP of Marketing and
Innovation, since February, 2019.
Ryan Lindholm is a veteran in the
industry, having strategically positioned, built, and launched
brands globally for the last 20 years. In his current role, he is
responsible for leading the marketing discipline into a new
dimension of innovation and design through the lens of a brand,
design thinking, product development, marketing and business
strategy.
As a futurist and modern-day entrepreneur, Ryan has forged a
unique path in his current and previous roles, evolving teams of
creative mavericks in every way possible with a goal of deepening
the value, accuracy, and service that brads bringing to our daily
lives.
In advance of RYU, Ryan spent 10 years working with Nike leading
Advanced Concepts. Previously Ryan held senior positions at AKQA,
and Razorfish focusing on driving business results through design,
world building, data and technology at scale in Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.
NEW DIRECTOR OF BRAND – DANIELLE
HINAN
RYU has also brought on board Danielle
Hinan as Director of Brand as of December, 2018.
Danielle is an MBA graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University,
London, having 14 years of
experience within the fashion industry, with an emphasis on the
athleisure market. Her progressive experience has successfully
blended traditional and non-traditional marketing strategies. As
director of brand, Danielle is responsible for driving insights
that contribute to consistent brand strategy, thus strengthening
the brand, through innovation, creativity and a value driven
lens.
As a creative self-starter with a strong commercial focus
Danielle has been an integral contributor of the expansion of
multiple brands through distribution channel strategies including
wholesale, retail and digital within the Canadian, U.S.,
Asia, UK and European markets.
In advance of her acceptance to RYU, Danielle was a part of
several other iconic brands, such as Sweaty Betty, Monocle and
Lolë, dedicating much of her time expanding these brands and
driving business growth into new markets globally.
NEW CREATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN DIRECTOR – BETHANY YOUNG
Bethany Young joined RYU this
past November as Creative Product Design Director.
Bethany Young brings 10+ years
experience to the design team at RYU, having pushed the boundaries
of product and design innovation throughout her impressive career
to date. Bethany has developed product lines for leading brands and
is now driving the strategy and executional roadmap for men's,
women's and accessories at RYU, through the lense of consumer
needs.
With expertise in filtering authentic insights and trends from
athletes globally, Bethany leads with performance-based thinking
for the future, leading teams to push boundaries and ideate on the
advancement of technical innovations.
As a strategic creative, Bethany has lead the re-building
and evolution of new market share opportunities by launching
leading-edge categories that have expanded and enhanced the global
technical market place.
Devoted to research, design, and development in ground breaking
technical apparel, Bethany has progressively developed products at
Lululemon, and Kit and Ace, while being mentored by industry
leaders at Y-3 and Nike, allowing her
to build her expansive design repertoire.
"The talent that RYU is attracting is impressive and we are
honoured to be welcoming these new members on our journey,"
said Marcello Leone, CEO and President of RYU. "Our new
additions to the team will add tremendous value to the brand. They
each had several opportunities in the market, but chose to become
part of RYU because they share our vision for where the brand is
going and what we are creating".
COMPANY MOVES
Mr. Pedro Villa, left his
position of CFO and Secretary, effective April 24th, 2019, and he remains as a
consultant for the transition period.
RYU announces the concurrent appointment of Mr. Brett Pawson, as interim Chief Financial Officer
and interim Corporate Secretary, effective April 24th, 2019, for the transition
period, while a new CFO will be appointed by the company within the
next 30 – 60 days.
Mr. Pawson holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the
University of Saskatchewan and is a
Ernst & Young alumni. With his background Mr. Pawson has been
the SVP of Retail and Operations since March
2017 and previously the VP of Retail beginning March 2015. His management competencies encompass
organizational leadership, corporate finance, financial modelling,
mergers and acquisitions.
About RYU
Respect Your Universe is an award-winning urban athletic apparel
and accessories brand engineered for the fitness, performance and
lifestyle of the athletic man and woman. Designed without
compromise for fit, comfort, and durability, RYU exists to
facilitate human performance. For more information, visit:
http://ryu.com
On Behalf of the Board
RYU APPAREL INC.
"Marcello
Leone"
Marcello Leone, CEO,
President and Chairman of the Board
Tel: 604-235-2880
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