TORONTO, March 4, 2021 /CNW/ - Roots ("Roots," "Roots
Canada" or the "Company") (TSX: ROOT), a premium outdoor-lifestyle
brand, today announced the appointment of Dexter Peart to its Board of Directors,
effective immediately.
"Dexter is an accomplished entrepreneur, designer and visionary
in Canadian fashion," said Erol
Uzumeri, Chairman of the Roots Board of Directors. "Given
his vast industry experience, especially in building
globally-recognized, conscious-minded businesses and brands, he
will bring invaluable insight and perspective. We are delighted to
welcome him to the Board."
Dexter Peart is co-founder of
leading sustainable design marketplace GOODEE, a B-Corp certified
e-Commerce platform. His most recent endeavour, founded in
May 2019 with his identical twin
brother, Byron, GOODEE brings together the values of good design
and good purpose across home, beauty and accessory brands. GOODEE
was recently honoured as a finalist for Fast Company's "World
Changing Ideas" 2020.
"I am excited to join the Roots Board of Directors, having grown
up with the brand," said Mr. Peart. "I look forward to helping
continue to build on the Company's incredible achievements over the
last nearly five decades."
Mr. Peart was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative
People in 2015, and he received the Accessory Designer of the Year
Award in 2014 and 2016 at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards.
He has also been included regularly amongst Business of Fashion's
prestigious BoF 500 list. Mr. Peart began his career in fashion
with the launch of WANT Agency in 2000, where he and his brother
introduced many of-the-moment brands to the North American market.
In 2007, they founded the critically-acclaimed accessories brand
WANT Les Essentiels, which they followed with the multi-brand
retail concept store WANT Apothecary in 2011. Mr. Peart is
currently Vice Chairman of the Board of DESTA Black Youth
Network.
About Roots
Established in 1973, Roots is a premium
outdoor-lifestyle brand. We unite the best of cabin and city
through unmistakable style built with uncompromising comfort and
quality. We offer a broad range of products designed for life's
everyday adventures, including women's and men's apparel, leather
goods, footwear, accessories, and kids, toddler and baby apparel.
Starting from a little cabin in Algonquin
Park, Canada, Roots has grown to become a global brand. As
of October 31, 2020, we operated 113
corporate-retail stores in Canada,
two corporate-retail stores in the United
States, 116 partner-operated stores in Taiwan, 28 partner-operated stores in
China, two partner-operated stores
in Hong Kong and a global
eCommerce platform, roots.com. Roots Corporation is a Canadian
corporation doing business as "Roots" and "Roots Canada".
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SOURCE Roots Corporation