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Keen CEO invited to the White House

13/02/2012
The chief executive of outdoor footwear brand Keen, James Curleigh, recently attended a special jobs forum at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama. Keen received an invitation to attend as one of a group of companies across a number of industries that have “brought jobs back” or decided to make significant investments in the US.

In a statement after the event, Mr Curleigh said: “The president asked those companies invited to the forum to share our stories as examples of those that are innovating and investing in the US ahead of the curve with regards to insourcing. He challenged the CEOs to tell our stories to encourage other businesses to do more.”

In 2011, Keen grew from 95 to 130 employees in Portland, Oregon, with innovations including building a Portland factory that has a new automation platform, its first retail store and expanded capabilities in its marketing team and logistics centre.




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