Appointments at Wolverine World Wide

30/07/2001

Wolverine World Wide, a US compaany that controls some of the biggest brands in the footwear sector, has announced two new executive appointments: Onder Ors is to become Vice President and General Manager of the Bates Uniform Footwear Division, which is the dominant uniform footwear brand in the US, supplying the armed forces; and Michael Hebread has been appointed Marketing Manager for the Harley Davidson Footwear division.

The company has a portfolio of well known brands such as Hush Puppies, Bates and Wolverine. It also markets other brands under license such as CAT, Harley-Davidson and Joe Boxer.

Earnings for Wolverine World Wide this quarter were $.04 per share of common stock. The dividend is equal to the amount paid in the previous quarter and represents a $.16 per share annual dividend.