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The Advisor - size 10
Chris Zimmerman
Zimmerman is currently serving as the President and CEO
of Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment/Vancouver Canucks.
Prior to his appointment in Vancouver, he was President &
CEO of the Nike Bauer Hockey brand, where
he utilized his passion and knowledge of the game to drive
sales, marketing, research, design and development, and operations
for one of the world's leading and most-recognized manufacturers
and developers of hockey equipment and apparel. During his
term, the business recorded significant growth and regained
its number one position in the hockey equipment market.
Prior to his term with Nike Bauer, he was
General Manager of Nike Golf USA, where he
helped lead the re-launch of Nike Golf and
established the brand as a truly authentic player in the industry.
During his tenure, Nike Golf recorded significant
revenue and market share growth as it entered the highly competitive
golf ball and gold club segment of the industry.
Before joining the Nike Golf Team in 1998,
Zimmerman spent 16 years in a variety of senior advertising
positions. From 1995 to 1998, he was the USA Advertising Director
for the Nike Brand and created work that
helped grow the Nike Business from $3 billion
(US) to $5 billion in sales.
Prior to joining Nike, Zimmerman was a Senior
Vice President at Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising
in New York, where he directed the advertising development
for brands such as Tide, Wendy's,
Champion Sportswear, Finesse Shampoo,
Kenner Toys, and LifeSavers Candy.
He was a member of the account team for Wendy's
during the development of the highly successful "Where's the
Beef" campaign.
Zimmerman devotes many hours to community initiatives and most recently served on
the Board of Directors for Special Olympics New Hampshire, continuing a similar
role he held in Oregon. Zimmerman resides in Vancouver, B.C. with his wife, daughter
and son.
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