(Londonderry, New Hampshire) – Danish brand ECCO – maker of the world’s most comfortable, stylish and technically-advanced footwear – today announced that Jackie Kirkwood has been hired as Sales Manager, East for the ECCO USA Golf Division.
In her new role, Kirkwood will support key accounts and oversee the company’s independent sales force to continue rapid market share growth for ECCO golf shoes, including the innovative Golf Street and BIOM Golf models.
A golf industry veteran, Kirkwood most recently served as Sales Manager for Isis Apparel. Over the past 20 years, she was also Director of Sales for CMC Golf, National Sales Manager at Imperial Golf Headwear, National Sales Manager for Nancy Lopez Golf, Vice President of Sales for Devant Golf, and a District Sales Manager at Penn Sports. Prior to her extensive management career, Kirkwood was a Buyer of Softgoods at Nevada Bob’s Golf and Vice President of Purchasing at Player’s World.
“We selected Jackie from a tremendously talented pool of candidates based on her impressive track record and extensive connections throughout the golf retail sector,” says David Helter, ECCO USA Specialty Sales Director. “From day one, she’ll play an important role in continuing the tremendous momentum for ECCO golf shoes, as witnessed by our unprecedented market share increases over the past year. It’s a very exciting time for ECCO. We’ve developed two of the most significant and revolutionary launches in the golf footwear category with BIOM and Golf Street. With this type of growth comes added responsibility, so our primary goal moving forward is to continue providing world class levels of service and support to our Sales Team as well as our active account base.”
BIOM Golf, the first-ever natural motion golf shoe, features a patented design that takes advantage of the foot’s system for absorbing impact while bringing players closer to the ground for unmatched feel and traction.
The only true hybrid sport-casual shoe, Golf Street’s fashion leather types, subtle detailing and unique, super-gripping outsole make it a bright, funky and fun option for use both on and off the course.
ECCO golf shoes are worn in competition by scores of international Tour stars, including Fred Couples, Graeme McDowell, Thomas Bjorn, Aaron Baddeley, Stuart Appleby, Thongchai Jaidee, Jennifer Johnson, Gerina Piller and many others.
About ECCO
ECCO, a world leading brand of shoes combining style and comfort, has built its success on uncompromising quality, innovative technology and the design philosophy, “the shoe must follow the foot.” ECCO is the only major shoe manufacturer to own and manage every step of the shoemaking process, and its employees are the life force behind its products, designing, developing, producing, and taking responsibility for every detail. ECCO products can be found in 4,000 branded sales locations in over 90 countries, a growth fueled by ECCO’s consistent aim of making the best shoes in the world.
ECCO USA is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. For more information: visit www.eccousa.com, 800.886.3226.
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