Tim Boyle has served as chief executive officer of Columbia Sportswear Company since 1988 and reassumed the role of President in 2017, which he had previously held until 2015. Tim was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2020. He oversees operations of the active outdoor company from its Portland, Oregon headquarters.
Tim’s career with Columbia Sportswear began in 1971 when, during his senior year at The University of Oregon, his father, who had been running the company since 1964, died suddenly of a heart attack. His mother, Gert Boyle, quickly enlisted Tim’s help in order to continue the aggressive expansion that her husband had initiated and that had expanded the company’s sales that year to $1 million.
An alumnus of Portland, Oregon’s Jesuit High School (1967) and the University of Oregon (1971, B.S. Journalism), Tim serves on the Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Gas Company.
Tim is Joseph P. Boyle’s father.
Peter J. Bragdon joined Columbia Sportswear in 1999 as Senior Counsel and Director of Intellectual Property. He became Vice President and General Counsel, Secretary of Columbia in July 2004, was named Senior Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary in January 2010, and Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary in February 2015. Mr. Bragdon served as Chief of Staff in the Oregon Governor’s office from January 2003 through June 2004. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Bragdon was an attorney in the corporate securities and finance group at Stoel Rives LLP. Mr. Bragdon served as Special Assistant Attorney General for the Oregon Department of Justice for seven months in 1996. Mr. Bragdon was previously appointed by the Governor of Oregon as a commissioner for the Port of Portland.
Lisa Kulok joined Columbia Sportswear in 2008 and was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer in November 2020. In 2015 Ms. Kulok was appointed Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations becoming Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations and Manufacturing in July 2020. She joined Columbia in February 2008 as Senior Director of Global Planning. From 1987 to 2007, Ms. Kulok held various leadership positions at NIKE, Inc., including USA Apparel Marketplace Planning Director and Director of Regional Planning. During this time, she led numerous teams that developed and implemented planning and supply chain processes, systems and organizations that supported growth of the company’s annual revenues.
Richelle T. Luther was promoted to Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Human Resources Officer in February 2023. She was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer in September 2015. She joined Columbia Sportswear Company in June 2008 as Deputy General Counsel. Prior to Columbia Sportswear Company, she served as corporate secretary and chief governance officer at Northwest Natural Gas (Nasdaq:NWN) from 2002 to 2008, and was an attorney at the Portland, Oregon law offices of Stoel Rives LLP from 1997 to 2002.
Skip M. Potter joined Columbia Sportswear Company in April 2021 to assume the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer. Before joining Columbia, Mr. Potter spent four years as Nike’s Chief Technology Officer. Prior to his time with Nike, he was the Managing Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of Technology Innovation at Capital One. He also served as the CIO/CTO for British Telecommunication’s Enterprise Group.
Peter M. Rauch joined Columbia Sportswear Company in January 2008 as Retail Accounting Manager, was promoted to Director of Retail Accounting in April 2010, Senior Financial Controller, EMEA in June 2011, Chief Financial Officer, China in July 2013, and Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer in August 2016. He was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer in July 2017 and appointed Senior Vice President, Asia Direct in March 2020. Prior to Columbia Sportswear Company, he served as Senior Manager Accounting & Reporting for Webtrends from 2006 to 2007 and was an accountant with Deloitte from 1999 to 2006. He is a certified public accountant.
Jim Swanson joined Columbia Sportswear in 2003 and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2020. From 2017 to 2020 Mr. Swanson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Swanson joined Columbia Sportswear in April 2003 as Global Senior Financial Analyst and has served in numerous roles of increasing responsibility during his tenure, being named Vice President of Finance in May 2015. Prior to joining Columbia, Mr. Swanson served in a variety of financial planning and analysis, tax, and accounting roles, including senior financial analyst at Freightliner Corporation and at Tality Corporation – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, and as a senior tax and business advisory associate at Arthur Andersen.
Craig Zanon joined Columbia Sportswear Company in April 2021 as Senior Vice President, Emerging Brands. Prior to joining Columbia, Mr. Zanon had a long career at Nike, where most recently, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Global Basketball. During his time at Nike, he also served as Vice President for U.S. Footwear and General Manager for the Americas.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr. Boyle has served on the Board since 1978 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2020. Mr. Boyle joined Columbia in 1971 as General Manager, has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1988, and reassumed the role of President in 2017, which he had previously held from 1988 to 2015. Mr. Boyle is a member of the board of directors of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN), and its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company, and formerly served on the board of directors of Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. Mr. Boyle is Joseph P. Boyle’s father. Mr. Boyle has spent his entire business career growing Columbia into a global leader in outdoor, active and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment products. Mr. Boyle’s customer relationships, market knowledge and breadth of experience performing nearly every function within Columbia has resulted in a deep understanding of the business issues facing Columbia.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Babson has served on the Board since 2002. Mr. Babson chairs the Compensation Committee. Mr. Babson is a Managing Director of Endeavour Capital, a Northwest private equity firm, which he joined in 2002. Prior to 2002, Mr. Babson was an attorney at Stoel Rives LLP. Mr. Babson joined Stoel Rives in 1978, was a partner from 1984 to 2002, and served as the firm’s chairman from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Babson serves on a number of boards of privately-held companies, including Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.; ATL Technology, LLC; Peninsula Holdings, LLC; and ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC. Mr. Babson brings a combination of financial and legal expertise to the Board. His experience in a private equity firm provides Columbia with valuable insights related to capital markets, strategic planning and financial integrity.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Bryant has served on the Board since 2005. Mr. Bryant co-chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and has served as Lead Independent Director since January 2020. Mr. Bryant served as Chairman of the Board of Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) from 2012 to 2020. Mr. Bryant joined Intel Corporation in 1981 and held several leadership roles, including Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2011 to 2012 and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from 2007 until 2012. Mr. Bryant is a former director of Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation and McKesson Corporation. Mr. Bryant’s years of experience at a large, global public company provide operational, strategic planning and financial expertise to the Board.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Culver has served on the Board since 2021. Mr. Culver served as Group President, North America and Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks Corporation through 2022. Mr. Culver joined Starbucks Corporation in 2002 as Vice President; General Manager, Foodservice and held various positions after, including Group President, International, Channel Development and Global Coffee, Tea & Cocoa from 2018 to 2021. Mr. Culver serves on the board of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB). Mr. Culver brings a combination of global public company and operational and strategic planning expertise to the Board.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Mansell has served on the Board since 2019. Mr. Mansell co-chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Mansell spent over 35 years at Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS), most recently serving as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President prior to retiring in 2018. Mr. Mansell began his retail career in 1975 with the Venture Store Division of May Department Stores, where he held a number of positions in buying and merchandising. He joined Kohl’s Corporation in 1982 and served in several management roles, including President from 1999, Chief Executive Officer from 2008 and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2009 until his retirement in 2018. Mr. Mansell is Chair of the Board of Directors of Chicos FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) and serves as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee of Fossil Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FOSL). Mr. Mansell brings a combination of retail, public company, strategic and financial expertise to the Board.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Nelson has served on the Board since 2011. He joined NIKE, Inc. in 1976 and went on to serve as Vice President from 1982 to 1997, overseeing a wide variety of operations, including NIKE’s early advertising, promotions and retail operations, global footwear sourcing and financing, and the global apparel division, and he served as President of NIKE’s Japanese subsidiary from 1995 to 1997, retiring from NIKE in 1997. Mr. Nelson served as an advisory board member to Columbia in the 1970s. Mr. Nelson’s broad and deep experience within the apparel and footwear industry provides the Board with insights and guidance regarding our global supply chain, marketing and growth strategies.
DIRECTOR
Ms. Simmons has served on the Board since 2018. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) from 2008 until 2017. Previously, Ms. Simmons also served in the following positions at Gap: Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance from 2007 to 2008, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer from 2003 to 2007, and Vice President and Treasurer from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Simmons served as Chief Financial Officer and an executive member of the board of directors of Sygen International PLC, and was Assistant Treasurer at Levi Strauss & Co. Ms. Simmons currently serves as a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of each of Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) and Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF). Ms. Simmons formerly served on the board of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Ms. Simmons brings a combination of public company, global retail and financial experience to the Board.
DIRECTOR
Ms. Shi has served on the Board since 2022. Ms. Shi is Principal at Lovejoy Advisors, LLC, an advisory services firm focused on digitally transforming consumer and retail businesses, which she founded in 2016. Ms. Shi joined Nike, Inc. in 2010 and most recently served as President, Direct-to-Consumer from 2013 until her retirement in 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Shi spent 24 years at McKinsey & Company in various roles, including Director and Senior Partner from 2000 to 2010. Ms. Shi began her career at Merrill Lynch & Company in 1981. Ms. Shi currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS). She served on the Boards of Directors of West Marine, Inc. until 2017 and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. until 2019.
DIRECTOR
Ms. Wasson has served on the Board since 2015. Ms. Wasson chairs the Audit Committee, and the Board has designated Ms. Wasson as an “audit committee financial expert.” Ms. Wasson worked at U.S. Bank of Oregon for over 25 years, serving as President of U.S. Bank’s Oregon and Southwest Washington operations from 2005 to 2015. In addition to her role as President, she led the Oregon Commercial Banking group for U.S. Bank, which provides a wide variety of financial services to middle market companies. Currently, Ms. Wasson is the Chief Executive Officer of Sand Creek Advisors LLC, which provides business consulting to CEOs of public and private companies. Ms. Wasson serves as Chair of the board of directors and as a member of the governance committee of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN), as well as Chair of the board of directors of its subsidiary, Northwest Natural Gas Company. Ms. Wasson’s extensive experience in commercial banking, finance and accounting, as well as local and regional leadership, enables her to provide insight and advice to Columbia on strategic matters including mergers and acquisitions, consumer and commercial businesses, regulatory, marketing, public and government policy and relations, media relations, change management and human capital management and diversity.
DIRECTOR
Mr. Denson is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Funko, Inc., where he has served as a director since its formation in 2017, in addition to serving as a director of FAH, LLC since 2016. Mr. Denson has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Anini Vista Advisors, an advisory and consulting firm, since 2014. From 1979 to 2014, he held various positions at NIKE, Inc., where he was appointed to several management roles, including President of the NIKE Brand, a position he held from 2001 to 2014.