Business people : Speedo USA Appoints Brad Little as VP of Sales for Footwear, Bags

Speedo USA, a division of PVH Corp., appointed Brad Little as VP of sales for footwear, bags and packs. Little joins Speedo USA from Brown Athletic, where he most recently served as VP of footwear product marketing.

Little will work closely with Speedo Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing John Bathurst and Vice President of Hard Goods Barry McGeough to manage the strategy for Speedo USA’s footwear, bags and packs divisions, which are set to debut a multitude of new styles and technologies for 2014.  Little will report to Bathurst and will be based out of Speedo USA’s headquarters in Los Angeles, Calif.

Little joins Speedo USA from Brown Athletic, where he most recently served as VP of footwear product marketing.  He brings to Speedo USA more than 25 years of brand management, sales, marketing and product development experience in the athletic footwear and apparel industries, having previously worked with Le Chameau, Decker's, Columbia Sportswear, Nike and adidas.

"We are very happy to welcome Brad to Speedo USA," said President Jim Gerson.  "His strong background in footwear and experience in product design, merchandising and general brand management complement our existing team."

“Brad will play an integral role on our team as we get set to launch a number of exciting new styles for 2014 and we are thrilled to have him on board,” added Bathurst.

Speedo is a registered trademark of and used under license from Speedo International Ltd.  Warnaco Swimwear, Inc., a subsidiary of PVH that does business as Speedo USA, holds the exclusive license for the Speedo marks in North America and the Caribbean.

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