Branded casual, active lifestyle, work, outdoor sport and uniform footwear company, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. has announced organisational promotions in its Outdoor Group. The Outdoor Group consists of the Merrell, Sebago and Patagonia footwear businesses and is led by Jacques Lavertue, group president. Scott Sible has been promoted to group vice president & general manager - Merrell Footwear. In this new role, he will have full responsibility for Merrell Footwear global operations, including brand management, sales and marketing. Rod Stafford has been promoted to group vice president & general manager - Sebago Footwear. In his eight years at the company, Mr. Stafford has held senior positions in the international operations of the Sebago, Merrell and CAT brands.

Craig Throne has been promoted to group vice president & general manager - Patagonia Footwear. Mr. Throne will lead the new Patagonia Footwear initiative on a global basis, with the initial launch of product anticipated for the spring 2007.

Onder Ors has been promoted to join the Outdoor Group as group vice president - international. In this role, Mr. Ors will have global responsibility for all of the Outdoor Group brands and operations with third- party distributors.

Charles Willis, currently creative director for the Outdoor Group, has been promoted to group vice president - creative director. Tobin Teichgraeber has also joined the Outdoor Group as creative director - Merrell Apparel.