Showing posts with label Suunto USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suunto USA. Show all posts

6/15/11

Suunto USA Hires a New National Sales Manager

Suunto USA would like to welcome David Grayson to the team! David is our new National Sales Manager and we are very excited to have such an industry pro join our team. David has more than a dozen years of industry experience in specialty markets and will be a great fit leading Suunto's national sales program.

He is joining us from a solid background in run, bike, outdoor specialty and sporting goods markets. He most recently served as the National Business Manager for PowerBar and before that he worked on the sales team for RockShox in Europe and the US.

"David's experience and relationships in the specialty training and outdoor market should be an immediate value add for Suunto as we look to increase our distribution and educate sales staff on the floor to guarantee sell thru in these channels," says Nora Stowell, Vice President and Business Director for Suunto North America.

At Suunto, David's main focus will be to further develop and manage an already strong national sales force, expand distribution and strengthen Suunto's positioning in the outdoor and training categories. David loves the outdoors and spends his time mountain biking, skiing and already is a Suunto user and advocate.

"It's a real privilege to be joining the great team in Ogden," says Grayson. "Having been a fan and user of Suunto instruments for years, I'm thrilled to be on the business to help drive sales among our valued Suunto dealers."

Welcome to the team, David!

10/12/10

Suunto Core Extreme Edition Everest Launch Event with Apa Sherpa


Suunto USA has teamed up with Eastern Mountain Sports in New York City to honor legendary mountaineer and Suunto Ambassador Apa Sherpa and his recent record-breaking summit of Mt. Everest.

The only person in history to summit Mt. Everest 20 times, Apa Sherpa is widely recognized as one of the greatest living mountaineers. In recognition of his historic achievement, Suunto created the Core Extreme Edition Everest. Suunto and Eastern Mountain Sports SoHo have partnered to debut the Core Extreme Edition Everest at an in-store celebration event October 28, 2010 from 7:00pm—9:00pm. Special guest Apa Sherpa will be there to discuss climbing the world's highest peak and why he established the Apa Sherpa Foundation, a non-profit promoting educational and economic opportunities in the Nepalese village where Apa grew up. Suunto will give away one Core Extreme Edition Everest at the event, and 40 will be available for purchase.

What: Apa Sherpa at Eastern Mountain Sports

When: Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:00pm—9:00pm

Where: Eastern Mountain Sports NYC-SoHo, Spring & Broadway, 530 Broadway, NYC

“Eastern Mountain Sports was founded by climbers, and for 43 years we’ve enjoyed sharing that passion with our community,” says store manager John Taylor. “So, we are beyond honored to host Apa Sherpa, one of the greatest living mountaineers, in our flagship NYC-SoHo store.”

Complete with altimeter, barometer and compass functions, the Suunto Core Extreme Edition Everest helps users navigate through the wilder parts of the world. As a limited edition, Suunto is producing only 8,848 models of the Extreme Edition Everest, in correlation with Mount Everest’s elevation at 8,848 meters. Suunto is donating a portion of every watch sold to the Apa Sherpa Foundation.