BALTIMORE, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour, Inc.
(NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced management and reporting changes
that continue to align its digital business against the company's
long term growth objectives.
Paul Fipps, Chief Technology
Officer said, "As part of the restructuring we initiated this
summer that integrates technology across our core
business—connected fitness digital product, digital engineering and
digital media— will now all report directly to me. This integration
significantly enhances our ability to engage consumers with
elevated experiences, premium products and personalized
services."
Michael La Guardia Appointed Senior Vice President,
Digital Product
Within the new digital product,
engineering and media structure, the company announced that
Michael La Guardia will join as
Senior Vice President, Digital Product. Reporting to Fipps, La
Guardia will have responsibility for leading the strategy for all
digital product development working cross-functionally with
executive management, category leadership, marketing,
creative/design, development and external partners to manage the
successful creation and execution of Under Armour's digital
products. He will be based out of Under Armour's San
Francisco office and starts on January 8,
2018.
La Guardia was most recently the head of product for both Yahoo!
Finance and Sports. Prior to Yahoo!, Michael worked with
AOL/Netscape in increasing positions of responsibility including
Mozilla.org, the Netscape Browser and AIM, among other products.
After Time Warner Cable bought the merged AOL/Netscape, he worked
as VP, Product Management at LiveOps.
MyFitnessPal Co-Founders to Pursue Next Entrepreneurial
Ventures
After years of post-acquisition leadership,
Mike Lee and Albert Lee, the co-founders of MyFitnessPal,
announced their decision to leave the company in January to pursue
their next entrepreneurial ventures.
Fipps continued, "We're appreciative of the nearly three years
that Mike and Al have fully and generously served at Under Armour
following the acquisition in early 2015. During this time, their
leadership, partnership and vision have made a significant
contribution to ensuring that Under Armour's digital business is in
the best position for success."
David Bergman Named Chief Financial Officer
In
a separate press release issued today, the company announced that
David Bergman has been named Chief
Financial Officer (CFO). Bergman has served as acting CFO since
February 2017. Bergman reports to
Kevin Plank and has responsibility
for accounting, finance, internal audit and insurance, investor
relations, tax and treasury. Bergman joined Under Armour in 2004
and has held several senior management roles within the company's
finance and accounting organization, including Corporate Controller
and most recently Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance.
About Under Armour Inc.
Under Armour, Inc.,
headquartered in Baltimore,
Maryland is a leading innovator, 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 www.uabiz.com.
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