Columbia Sportswear Hires Director of Investor Relations.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1998--Successful Oregon-based apparel manufacturer Columbia Sportswear Columbia Sportswear Company NASDAQ: COLM is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. Founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Company(R) (Nasdaq:COLM COLM Column COLM Colorado National Monument (US National Park Service) COLM Committee On Lay Ministry ) has hired Sean McCarver Beers as director of investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. it was announced today by President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tim Boyle Tim Boyle (born January 28, 1984) is an Australian rules football player, playing forward with the Hawthorn Hawks of the Australian Football League. His career has been plagued by injuries. Beers, who will report directly to Chief Financial Officer Pat Anderson, will manage all of the investor relations for the newly public company. As director of investor relations for Columbia, Beers will be responsible for all corporate financial communications, including that with Wall Street analysts, brokers, individual investors and financial media. He will also head up the development and implementation of corporate investor relations programs. Beers brings more than eight years of financial experience to this newly-created position, most recently as a senior account executive for Portland, Oregon-based investor relations firm Fi.Comm, Ltd. While there, he performed investor relations services for more than 25 public and private companies.Prior to that, Beers was the accounting manager for Caldwell & Company, Inc., a Portland-based developer of software for the food distribution industry. "This has been a very exciting time for Columbia, recently becoming a publicly held company, and Sean has been instrumental in assuring a successful transition while maintaining open communication with the financial industry," said Anderson. "We look forward to bringing him in-house and benefiting from his extensive investor relations experience." Joining the ranks of publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. last March, Columbia released 1998 first quarter revenues of $74.9 million. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear Company(R) is a global leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel. As one of the largest outerwear manufacturers in the world and the leading seller of skiwear ski·wear n. Clothing appropriate for various types of skiing. in the United States, the Company has developed an international reputation across an expanding product line for quality, performance, functionality and value. For additional information about Columbia Sportswear Company(R) log onto www.columbia.com.
CONTACT: Columbia Sportswear
Public Relations:
Beth Gillespie, 503/286-3676
or
Investor Relations:
Sean M. Beers, 503/286-3676
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