NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Mark Kliethermes has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Ahead. Since joining the company two years ago, Kliethermes has impacted creative development, cultivated customer relationships, and continued to evolve headwear, apparel and accessory product lines.
“This appointment recognizes Mark’s creative vision and leadership, his role in strengthening our creative processes, the trust and respect he has earned with our customers, and the important contributions he will continue to make in shaping Ahead’s future,” said Anne Broholm, Ahead’s CEO. “It also reinforces the importance that Ahead places on creative leadership.”
For 25 years, Kliethermes has held creative design roles within the licensed sports industry, working with resort and golf businesses, as well as collegiate and professional sports. Over the course of his career, Kliethermes has designed licensed products for prominent sports organizations including the USGA, PGA, USTA, MLB, NBA, NFL and the NCAA.
Kliethermes will continue to lead Ahead’s talented creative team, shaping the company’s design vision and driving the strategic direction of its creative initiatives. Working from the company’s Bedford, Massachusetts headquarters, he will inspire, collaborate with, and elevate the entire team, which according to Broholm, “is what makes Mark such a great leader.”
For additional information on Ahead, visit www.aheadweb.com.
About Ahead
Since energizing the headwear industry with its 1995 debut, Ahead has grown its business by expanding into corporate, resort, and collegiate markets. Known for its innovation and creativity, Ahead also has a stellar reputation for exemplary, reliable customer service. A leading supplier of headwear to the USGA, PGA of America, PGA TOUR, and Ryder Cup, Ahead is committed to providing its customers and more than 5,000 accounts across the globe with the highest quality headwear, apparel, and accessories. The company was recognized by the National Golf Foundation as a 2025 Top 100 Business in Golf.
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