Jay Getzel Joins Mountainsmith as Domestic Sales Manager

Erik Specht, director of sales and marketing for Mountainsmith, has announced the appointment of Jay Getzel to the newly-created position of domestic sales manager. Jay will report to Erik and have overall responsibility for managing the U.S. sales force for Mountainsmith’s growing outdoor, travel, and camera markets. He will also assume overall responsibility for the company’s customer service department and be an integral member of the marketing and product teams.

Jay was most recently sales and service manager for C.A.M.P. USA in Broomfield, Colorado where he managed the consumer and dealer service operations and was responsible for in-house sales, forecasting, pricing, trade shows, and the national clinic program. During his tenure, the company realized a 30% growth. Prior to that, he gained a wealth of knowledge in the outdoor market as a technical field service representative with the Timberland family of brands including Timberland Outdoor Performance, SmartWool, Mion, and GoLite. Getzel also has in-house experience from his days as a dealer service representative for Kelty and shop floor experience as the assistant manager of Eastern Mountain Sports in Boulder, Colorado.

“Jay’s background crosses many boundaries and he brings a wealth of knowledge to the Mountainsmith table,” stated Specht. “I have no doubt that he will quickly become a very strong asset to our whole team.”

Jay can be reached at 303-279-5930, #105 or at jay@mountainsmith.com.

Mountainsmith’s commitment to innovation began in 1979 and continues to the present with a full line of active lifestyle products. The quality and comfort of all Mountainsmith products—technical backpacks, travel storage systems, luggage, camera bags, urban packs, as well as the lumbar pack icons—set the standard for the worldwide outdoor marketplace. Mountainsmith manufactures, markets, and distributes an expanding group of products designed to meet the demands of travel on and off the trail, through airports, and anywhere that carrying-comfort is essential. Mountainsmith products are sold worldwide.
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