Kryptek Positions for Growth With Key Hires to Senior Management Team

EAGLE, Idaho, Nov. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "Battlefield to Backcountry" truly captures the soul and fiber of the Kryptek Outdoor Group.  Kryptek has the only family of camouflage patterns extensively tested by the U.S. Department of Defense, selectively used by U.S. and Coalition Special Operations units, and available to hunters at retail stores around the globe.  Kryptek continues to grow their brand momentum with the addition of extremely talented and experienced individuals from the outdoor industry.

"We are at a point in our lifecycle where it is time for us to internalize major functions of operations that have been up to this point, third party arrangements.  By internalizing these roles, we look to maximize our opportunity to develop innovative, quality products, delivered on-time with world class customer service."
? Butch Whiting, Kryptek CEO.

Kryptek Chief of Operations, Melody Elam 

With 25 plus years of experience in sourcing, supply chain, and operations, Melody is an expert and connoisseur of the Outdoor, Law Enforcement and Military industries. Her past successes and in-depth experience at renowned businesses like Blackhawk, ATK, and Michaels of Oregon position her to effectively operationalize Kryptek's promising future.

Vice President of Design and Product Development, Greg Houser

Greg has vast experience in product development management with Eastern Mountain Sports, Nike, LL Bean and Marmot. He has been in retail, wholesale and manufacturing and has managed every aspect of technical outerwear and equipment product development. He brings great breadth of experience in merchandising, strategic planning and brand building.

Greg commented, "Kryptek is a premier brand; I am excited for the opportunity to address Kryptek's growth opportunities and to help drive an innovative product offering."

Vice President of Sales, Joshua Gibbs

Joshua is a veteran of the outdoor industry with more than 20 years experience in specialty retail and vendor sales management.  Throughout his career, Gibbs has managed all major channels of product including footwear, apparel and hardgoods for brands such as Garmont, Bridgedale and Marmot.  A former outdoor educator, his personal background and professional talents are unique in the marketplace and well suited to the next evolution of Kryptek.

ABOUT KRYPTEK: Kryptek provides combat proven features and designs in high-performance technical and tactical outdoor adventure apparel. Learn more at http://Kryptek.Com

CONTACT: Michelle Scheuermann, 1-920-342-9281, [email protected]

SOURCE Kryptek Outdoor Group