Outdoor Cap announces the appointment of Kim Jones as the new Head of Manufacturing. With over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry and a rich background working with major retail brands like Nike, New Balance, and Fanatics, Jones brings a wealth of knowledge and a fresh perspective to the team.
Outdoor Cap is pleased to announce the appointment of Eddie Benford as the new Head of Product. With over 20 years of experience as a Global Sourcing Executive, Benford brings a wealth of leadership experience designing and executing effective sourcing, product development, and manufacturing strategies.
Benford has a deep international background, having worked with Nike for 15 years, in which he managed Nike's Taipei, Taiwan apparel office for 3 years, Sears, Trimera Group and Strider Sports International, leading Sourcing and International Business Development. With a proven track record of establishing quality relationships, achieving significant cost savings, and maintaining a focus on product development and quality, Benford is poised to contribute significantly to Outdoor Cap’s success.
When asked about the most important element of his role, Benford emphasized the importance of people. He believes in developing their skills to become future leaders and key contributors to the long-term growth and success of Outdoor Cap.
Benford’s expertise and innovative outlook will enhance our leadership in headwear, aligning with our core values and driving continuous improvement and high-quality solutions.
Safety and wellness have been top of mind at Outdoor Cap. While we have many programs to protect our
employees,
we have never had a dedicated person to advocate and partner with employees to meet safety and wellness
goals. In
past years, we've worked with different agencies that have treated us well but weren't “us." We needed
a
more holistic approach.
As we move from November, we still keep generosity and gratitude in our hearts. We hope you had a wonderful
Thanksgiving break and are looking forward to the rest of the Holidays. We at Outdoor Cap only exist because
of the outstanding employees that come together every day excited about what they do and looking forward to
making change for the better in the industry.
We are excited to announce that Andi Pratt has joined Outdoor
Cap Company's executive team as our Head of Commerce. Andi brings over 19 years of CPG and Retail sales and
marketing leadership experience to Outdoor Cap. Her experience includes time at companies large and small
with household names like Nestle, Coca Cola, and Oak Ridge Winery. Andi will focus on driving Outdoor Cap's
overall omni-channel commerce strategy across each business channel in Retail, Team Sports, Promotional
Products, Golf, and all B2B and B2C businesses that are part of the Outdoor Cap family.
Outdoor Cap, one of the world's largest providers of headwear,
has
enlisted Jermaine Oldham to lead technology and transformation efforts as the new Head of Technology for the
company. Jermaine joins Outdoor Cap to provide executive technology leadership and enable accelerated growth
for
each of its businesses in Retail, Team Sports, and Promotional Products. Building on over 20 years of
technology
experience, Jermaine will focus on Outdoor Cap's continuing digital transformation and systems integrations.
As part of Outdoor Cap's celebration of earth day we recently sat
down with Kara Kelcey, Outdoor Cap's Director of Corporate Responsibility and the head of the company's
Sustainability Task Force to discuss Outdoor Cap's commitment to sustainability and environmental
responsibility.
After a successful two and half years as Director of Promotional
Sales, Outdoor Cap is pleased to
announce
that Jenny Straub is now the Director of Strategic Partnerships.
This newly created role allows Straub the chance to focus on cultivating new and exciting relationships
that grow sales for Outdoor Cap and its distributors.
As this year’s International Women’s Month comes to an end, we recognize and celebrate the tremendous
contributions made by the many women at Outdoor Cap who each day bring their absolute best across every
aspect of
our business. Throughout this month we’ve invited team members to recognize the contributions of female
Outdoor
Cap employees, and wanted to share highlights from the submissions we received.