New apparel appointment for ASICS

26/09/2011
Sports brand ASICS has announced the appointment of Lisa Thompson as its apparel and accessories product manager for the UK and Ireland. She joins the brand after running her own business and a number of years at Reebok where she rose to the position of global product manager.

Ms Thompson will have specific responsibility for increasing ASICS’ apparel offering, which has seen a 171% sales increase since 2010.

Barry Mellis, managing director of ASICS UK, commented: “Lisa has an important role to play in helping continue ASICS’ sales growth. She will be a real asset to our team having worked on a wide range of successful and high-profile brands.”