Recreational Equipment Inc., the outdoor-gear retailer better known as REI, is getting a new trail guide. The struggling company announced on Wednesday that longtime CEO Eric Artz is retiring in late ...

"Eric has led and stabilized REI through some of the most challenging years the retail sector and our co-op ever faced. REI is in a strong position today because he always kept ou ...

Prior to joining REI, he was the CFO of Urban Outfitters. Laughton previously worked at Nike as the head of Nike Global Direct to Consumer. She also served as the president and CEO of Athleta from ...

Mary Beth Laughton, a former REI board director and one-time Athleta CEO, will take on the role, per a press release emailed to Retail Dive. Laughton, who most recently led Nike’s global retail ...

He’ll be replaced by Mary Beth Laughton, a former REI board member and retail veteran who’s held leadership roles at Nike, Athleta and Sephora. Laughton will join REI as its president Feb. 3 ...

Recreational Equipment, Inc., aka REI, has announced Mary Beth as the company's new CEO. The previous CEO, Eric Artz, is reported to leave the position as he retires in March.

REI this week named Portland’s Mary Beth Laughton the co-op’s next CEO, making her the latest Nike executive to get the top job at another company. Laughton will succeed Eric Artz, who is retiring.

In Laughton, REI is getting a CEO experienced at running stores and websites—she has spent the last 18 months as head of Nike's enormous global direct-to-consumer business, as well as heading up ...

Recreational Equipment Inc., the outdoor-gear retailer better known as REI, is getting a new trail ... most recent roles have including heading Nike's stores and websites, as well as being CEO ...