Sports and mountain footwear brand Oboz has announced that the company’s founder, John Connelly, has died following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Mr Connelly founded Oboz in 2007 and continued to run it for a time after Kathmandu acquired the brand in 2018. He later handed control to current company president, Amy Beck.

In a tribute, Ms Beck said: “John was a visionary, the ultimate non-conformist and a forever optimist. He will always be a part of Oboz.”

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