ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gander Mountain Company
(Nasdaq: GMTN), the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting,
fishing, boating, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle apparel, products and
services, today announced that its board of directors has named Michael Owens
to serve as executive vice president and chief operating officer and Steven
Uline to serve as senior vice president of marketing.
Mr. Owens is a 27-year veteran of Anheuser-Busch, where he led efforts to
expand the company's product offerings. He most recently served as
Anheuser-Busch's vice president of business operations, which required him to
lead the company's $6 billion procurement materials program and other finance
and planning matters. Previously, Mr. Owens served as Anheuser-Busch's vice
president of sales and marketing.
Mr. Uline worked for Anheuser-Busch for 24 years, where he distinguished
himself in the company's marketing group. Mr. Uline most recently served as
the company's vice president of geographic marketing, field media and special
event marketing. He was responsible for local marketing in the company's
largest beer markets and was involved in national marketing efforts. Prior to
that he directed the company's sports marketing. Mr. Owens and Mr. Uline are
both avid outdoorsmen.
"Mike Owens and Steve Uline are proven leaders with a track record of
driving business growth and brand awareness," said David Pratt, Gander
Mountain's interim chief executive officer and chairman of the board. "They
both understand our 'We Live Outdoors' culture and we are excited to have them
join Gander Mountain. Mike and Steve will be instrumental to our continued
progress."
Mr. Owens' and Mr. Uline's responsibilities begin immediately.
Gander Mountain also today announced the promotion of two current members
of management. Eric Jacobsen has been promoted to executive vice president,
general counsel and secretary, and Casey Ramm has been promoted to senior vice
president of merchandising. Mr. Jacobsen joined Gander Mountain in 2005 as
senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, and will now be
responsible for all legal, human resources, real estate, regulatory compliance
and loss prevention matters. Mr. Ramm previously served as vice president of
marketing and will now have responsibility for overall merchandising efforts.
About Gander Mountain Company
Gander Mountain Company (Nasdaq: GMTN), headquartered in Saint Paul,
Minnesota, is the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting,
fishing, camping, boating, marine, and outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear,
products and services. Since 1960, the Gander Mountain brand has offered an
expanding assortment of competitively priced outdoor equipment, technical
apparel and footwear, as well as gunsmith, archery, boat, ATV and marine
services. The stores feature national, regional and local brands as well as
the company's owned brands. Focused on a "We Live Outdoors" culture, Gander
Mountain dedicates itself to creating outdoor memories. There are 116
conveniently located Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 23 states,
and direct sales at http://www.GanderMtn.com. For the nearest store location
call 800-282-5993 or visit http://www.GanderMtn.com. Gander Mountain is also
the parent company of Overton's (http://www.overtons.com), a leading catalog
and Internet based retailer of products for boating and other water sports
enthusiasts.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this release that are not historical or current facts
are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this release
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are
described in the "Risk Factors" section of the company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for fiscal 2007 and other required reports, as filed with the SEC, which
are available at http://www.GanderMtn.com and at the SEC's Website at
http://www.sec.gov.
SOURCE Gander Mountain Company