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Columbia Sportswear retail store in Hong Kong. The Columbia Sportswear Company is an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, and footwear, as well as headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories. It was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, the father of Gert Boyle.
Gertrude Boyle (née Lamfrom; March 6, 1924 – November 3, 2019) was a German-born American businesswoman in the U.S. state of Oregon.After her family fled Nazi Germany, her father founded the business that became Columbia Sportswear, where in 1970, she became company president.
In 1960, his mother designed the first fishing vest (his father was an avid fisherman) and the name of the company was changed to Columbia Sportswear. [ 7 ] Boyle was educated at Jesuit High School , in Beaverton, Oregon , just outside Portland, followed by the University of Oregon , where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1971.
Sports kit manufacturers Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website Adidas: Germany: 18 August 1949
David Beckerman (1942/1943–), founder of sportswear company Starter Corp. [3] Stacey Bendet (born 1975), co-founder of Alice + Olivia [4] Sara Blakely (born 1971), founder of Spanx, minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks [5] Gertrude Boyle (1924–2019), German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company [6]
Columbia Sportswear acquired Mountain Hardwear in 2003. The company is headquartered in Richmond, California. Mountain Hardwear opened its first retail location in Portland, Oregon in April 2008. A Seattle, Washington retail store opened on December 5, 2008. The company has over 90 people in their California office, and more than 35 sales reps ...
CEO of Columbia Sportswear Company [31] Paul Brainerd: B.S. 1970 Founder of Aldus; creator of PageMaker and desktop publishing [32] Wallace Campbell: M.A. 1932 Co-founder and President of CARE [33] Rudy Chapa: B.A. 1981 Founder and CEO of SPARQ [34] Stanley K. Cheng: attended CEO of Meyer Corporation [35] Ed Colligan: B.A. 1983 President and ...
Sorel is a subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear based in Portland, Oregon that manufactures and distributes shoes. History