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Rip Curl parent KMD Brands makes leadership change

New Zealand clothing group KMD Brands Limited specified the timetable for a change in management announced last October. Accordingly, on March 24, Brent Scrimshaw will become the new CEO and managing director of the group, which includes the brands Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz. He succeeds Michael Daly, who will leave the company after more than...

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KMD Brands announces CFO departure

KMD Brands, formerly known as Kathmandu Holdings, has announced that its chief financial officer Chris Kinraid has given his notice of resignation, with effect from December 2023. The outerwear group, which owns Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz, said that Kinraid was to become chief executive officer for another New Zealand Exchange-listed company....

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KMD Brands taps new CEO for outdoor brand Kathmandu

KMD Brands has named Megan Welch as the new chief executive of outdoor brand Kathmandu, effective August 7. Welch joins the business from US footwear company Crocs, where she served as senior vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific in Singapore. She will be based in parent company KMD Brands’ head office in Christchurch, Aotearoa, New...