Gene McCarthy starts as President of the Merrell brand, starting on August 26, 2013. It was announced at the end of last week via a Wolverine press release and comment from our sister site, www.runningproductnews.com.
Gene McCarthy has a long and colorful history in the business of performance footwear. From his time at Nike, to a long period at Reebok, and recently, launching the footwear line at Under Armour.
Gene McCarthy was a fine athlete, one of the now 400 Americans who have broken four minutes for the mile. His knowledge of the business and real experience in the sport, combined with his relaxed manner have made him a success in this business.
Wolverine continues to show its commitment to their brand development, with the placing management who knows the business and how to grow the business.
We wish Gene McCarthy the very best at Merrell.
http://www.runningproductreviews.com/index.php/industry/363-wolverine-worldwide-names-gene-mccarthy-president-of-merrell-brand
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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