Dan Jelinek, 20-year veteran in the sports world, appointed to fill executive role
Bluffdale, Utah (April 26, 2010) – Tony Palma, OGIO International CEO, announced the appointment of Dan Jelinek as the company’s Global VP of Strategic Development, a new position created to support the company’s aggressive growth initiatives.
“We have exciting growth plans in store for OGIO and building our strong leadership is key to realizing our strategic vision” Palma explains. “Dan was instrumental in the growth of Easton for many years and has already been a tremendous asset in helping to reshape and execute several new successful growth strategies at OGIO. He is a creative and aggressive leader with a proven track record that understands product, branding and sales strategies.”
In his new role, Jelinek will be leading OGIO’s strategic growth focused on increasing distribution with several strategic domestic and international customers, identifying new business development opportunities and potential strategic licensing partners as we continue to enhance the OGIO brand.
Prior to joining OGIO in 2009 as Strategic Accounts Manager, Jelinek-a 20 year sports industry veteran – served Easton Sports as the Global Vice President of Sales for its Hockey and Baseball divisions for 8-years, and was later promoted to President of Team Sports directly leading the Easton Hockey, Easton Baseball and Riddell business units of Easton Bell Sports.
About OGIO
OGIO International, Inc. is an award-winning global leader in gear bag design and manufacturing, recognized for its athlete-inspired technology. The privately held Utah Company, founded in 1987, distributes products worldwide under the OGIO brand name, and operates an original equipment manufacturer division to produce gear bags for other internationally known brands. In 2009, the company was recognized by Business Week Magazine for designing one of the “50 Coolest Products in the 21st Century,” and received the “Coolest Product of the 2009 Indy Motorcycle Dealer Expo” with its new OGIO Stepup Ramp. The brand’s collection includes an extensive line of golf bags; back packs; snow, skate and surf packs; school packs; motocross bags and hard goods; messenger bags; and other active gear. For more information, visit www.ogio.com.
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