KMD Brands names former Nike exec as next CEO

KMD Brands names former Nike exec as next CEO
Scrimshaw has a six-month notice period in his CEO role at Enero. (Image: KMD Brands)
Gregor Thompson
KMD Brands director Brent Scrimshaw will take over as group chief executive after the resignation of Michael Daly. On Wednesday, the outdoor clothing retailer told the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) that Daly had given his notice, having held the top job since May 2021. Scrimshaw has been a director of KMD Brands since 2017 and the global CEO of Australian Securities Exchange-listed (ASX) marketing services company Enero since 2020. The executive change came a week after KMD Brands declared 2024 earnings, in which sales were down 11....

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