New directors at Eastern Mountain Sports

07/06/2010
Outdoor retail group Eastern Mountain Sports has announced that it has promoted two of its managers to director-level positions. Kate Lynch has been named director of marketing, and Marshall Merriam as director of merchandising. Both positions were created to accelerate growth, the company said.

Kate Lynch has been with Eastern Mountain Sports for three years. Marshall Merriam began his career in stores and has built a solid base of expertise through several positions in merchandising and planning.

Founded in 1967 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Eastern Mountain Sports now has 64 retail stores in 12 states.