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Brand Detail
Brand: Reebok Shoes
Description: Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company adidas, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. It is a private organization. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. In 1890 in Holcombe Brook, a small village 6 miles north east of Bolton, England, Joseph William Foster was making a living producing regular running shoes when he came up with the idea to create a novelty spiked running shoe. After his ideas progressed he joined with his sons, and founded a shoe company named J.W. Foster and Sons in 1895. In 1960, two of the founder's grandsons Joe and Jeff Foster renamed the company Reebok in England, having found the name in a dictionary won in a race by Joe Foster as a boy; the dictionary was South African edition hence the spelling. The company lived up to the J.W. Foster legacy, manufacturing first-class footwear for customers throughout the UK. In 1979, Paul Fireman, a US sporting goods distributor, saw a pair of Reeboks at an international trade show and negotiated to sell them in North America. 'The CEO of Reebok ' The Chairman and CEO of Reebok was Paul Fireman. He was the one to introduce the Freestyle in 1980 he was the founder and innovator of Reebok. He left his position in 2006 and sold Reebok to Adidas for $3.8 billion. Paul Harrington took his place in April for two years. In March 2008 Uli Becker became CEO of Reebok.. He is now responsible for Reebok brands business around the world, and he reports to the chairman and CEO of the Adidas group. The top 3 CEO connections are Mr. John Warren who is the chief financial officer and general manager of sports licensed division, Mr. Terry R. Pillow senior vice president, and Mr. Rick Paterno senior Vice President. The top five shareholders are Bardwil Industries Inc, Dr. Martens Airwair USA, llc, Native Intimates Ltd., Welspun USA, Ins., Alpha Mills Corporation. Its headquarters are in Canton, Massachusetts, U.S.A. its regional offices are in Amsterdam, Montreal, Hong Kong, and Mexico City. AdvertisementItem On Sale |