Veteran Footwear Exec Named CEO of Crocs
Crocs Inc. announces that its board of directors has appointed John Duerden to serve as the company's president and chief executive officer effective March 16, 2009. He succeeds Ron Snyder, who is retiring and resigning as president and CEO but will continue as a member of the company's board of directors. Snyder has also agreed to assist with Duerden's transition for the next two to four months, or longer if needed.
Duerden has more than 20 years of senior level management experience across a variety of industries, including 13 years as president or CEO. From 1990 to 1995, Duerden served as president and chief operating officer of Reebok International.
Duerden began his career with Xerox Corp. and its U.K. joint venture, Rank Xerox, where he held line and staff management positions in Europe, the United States, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. He later served as chairman and CEO of Dictaphone Corp., a maker of voice management hardware and software and subsequently as chief operating officer of the development division of Invensys plc, a British engineering conglomerate. He served as a non-executive director of Telewest plc, a British cable, TV, telephony and broadband company; and of Sunglass Hut International. He comes to Crocs from the Chrysallis Group, a consulting group he formed in 2006, focused on the development and renewal of brands.
Duerden has more than 20 years of senior level management experience across a variety of industries, including 13 years as president or CEO. From 1990 to 1995, Duerden served as president and chief operating officer of Reebok International.
Duerden began his career with Xerox Corp. and its U.K. joint venture, Rank Xerox, where he held line and staff management positions in Europe, the United States, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. He later served as chairman and CEO of Dictaphone Corp., a maker of voice management hardware and software and subsequently as chief operating officer of the development division of Invensys plc, a British engineering conglomerate. He served as a non-executive director of Telewest plc, a British cable, TV, telephony and broadband company; and of Sunglass Hut International. He comes to Crocs from the Chrysallis Group, a consulting group he formed in 2006, focused on the development and renewal of brands.