Johnson Outdoors Inc. Names Larry Baab as Group Vice President – Camping & Watercraft Recreation
August 15, 2019 at 02:42 pm EDT
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Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced the appointment of Larry Baab as Group Vice President – Camping & Watercraft Recreation. Mr. Baab will report to Helen Johnson-Leipold, CEO, Johnson Outdoors and hold a seat on the Company’s Executive Committee. In this new role, Baab is responsible for each of the Camping and Watercraft division P&Ls, development and implementation of strategic growth plans for each business, and will lead all functions and operations of both units located in Binghamton, New York; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Old Town, Maine. Larry brings a wealth of experience and proven success in driving innovation, strategy and business results. He joins the company from Accutec Blades Inc. where he served as the Senior Vice President – Commercial Operations since 2016. Prior to that, he held various senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Black & Decker, Igloo, Ames and Lowe’s. Larry holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University in California and received his M.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of New Haven in Connecticut.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of branded seasonal outdoor recreation products that are used primarily for fishing, diving, paddling and camping. The Companyâs segments include Fishing, Camping, Watercraft Recreation and Diving. The Fishing segment brands are Minn Kota, Humminbird and Cannon. The Camping segment brands are Eureka! and Jetboil. Eureka! designs and manufactures large tents and lightweight backpacking tents for the United States military. Watercraft Recreation segment designs and markets canoes and kayaks under the Ocean Kayaks and Old Town brand names for family recreation, touring, angling and tripping. Diving segment manufactures and markets underwater diving products for recreational divers, which it sells and distributes under the SCUBAPRO brand name. It markets a range of underwater diving and snorkeling equipment, including regulators, buoyancy compensators, dive computers and gauges, wetsuits, masks, fins, snorkels and accessories.
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