RYU Apparel Inc. announced the appointments of Mr. Ryan Lindholm as SVP of Marketing and Innovation, Ms. Danielle Hinan as Director of Brand and Ms. Bethany Young as Creative Product Design Director. RYU announced the appointment of Ryan Lindholm, as new SVP of Marketing and Innovation, since February, 2019. Ryan Lindholm is a veteran in the industry, having strategically positioned, built, and launched brands globally for the last 20 years.

In his current role, he is responsible for leading the marketing discipline into a new dimension of innovation and design through the lens of a brand, design thinking, product development, marketing and business strategy. In advance of RYU, Ryan spent 10 years working with Nike leading Advanced Concepts. RYU has also brought on board Danielle Hinan as Director of Brand as of December, 2018.

As director of brand, Danielle is responsible for driving insights that contribute to consistent brand strategy, thus strengthening the brand, through innovation, creativity and a value driven lens. In advance of her acceptance to RYU, Danielle was a part of several other iconic brands, such as Sweaty Betty, Monocle and Lolë, dedicating much of her time expanding these brands and driving business growth into new markets globally. Bethany Young joined RYU this past November as Creative Product Design Director.

Bethany Young brings 10+ years experience to the design team at RYU, having pushed the boundaries of product and design innovation throughout her impressive career to date. Bethany has developed product lines for leading brands and is now driving the strategy and executional roadmap for men's, women's and accessories at RYU, through the lense of consumer needs. Mr. Pedro Villa, left his position of CFO and Secretary, effective April 24, 2019, and he remains as a consultant for the transition period.

RYU announced the concurrent appointment of Mr. Brett Pawson, as interim Chief Financial Officer and interim Corporate Secretary, effective April 24, 2019, for the transition period, while a new CFO will be appointed by the company within the next 30 – 60 days. With his background Mr. Pawson has been the SVP of Retail and Operations since March 2017 and previously the VP of Retail beginning March 2015.