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Executive Team

Kevin Plank Kevin A. Plank
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Our business began in 1995 as an idea of our founder, Kevin A. Plank, then special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team. Tired of repeatedly changing the cotton T-shirt under his jersey as it became wet and heavy during the course of a game, Mr. Plank set out to develop a next generation shirt that would remain drier and lighter. He created a new category of sporting apparel called performance apparel, and built our Company into a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. Mr. Plank has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996 and as our President from 1996 to July 2008 and since August 2010. Mr. Plank also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation.


Byron K. Adams Jr.
Chief Performance Officer, Member of the Board of Directors

Byron K. Adams, Jr. has been a director of Under Armour since September 2003 and its Chief Performance Officer since October 2011 with primary responsibility for the development of company-wide business strategy, human resources and organizational alignment and processes. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Adams founded and was a managing director of Rosewood Capital, LLC from 1985 to September 2011. Rosewood Capital is a private equity firm focused on consumer brands that, through its affiliates, was the institutional investor in our Company prior to our public offering. At Rosewood Capital, Mr. Adams was primarily responsible for assisting management teams in the development of their business strategies and organizations.


Brad Dickerson
Chief Financial Officer

Brad Dickerson has been Chief Financial Officer since March 2008. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Accounting and Finance from February 2006 to February 2008 and Corporate Controller from July 2004 to February 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Dickerson served as Chief Financial Officer of Macquarie Aviation North America from January 2003 to July 2004 and in various capacities for Network Building & Consulting from 1994 to 2003, including Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2003.


Kip J. Fulks
Chief Operating Officer

Kip J. Fulks has been Chief Operating Officer since September 2011. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Product from January 2011 to August 2011, Senior Vice President of Outdoor and Innovation from March 2008 to December 2010, Senior Vice President of Outdoor from October 2007 to February 2008, as Senior Vice President of Sourcing, Quality Assurance and Product Development from March 2006 to September 2007, and Vice President of Sourcing and Quality Assurance from 1997 to February 2006.


Gene McCarthy
Senior Vice President of Footwear

Gene McCarthy has been Senior Vice President of Footwear since August 2009. Prior to joining our Company, he served as Co-President of The Timberland brand from December 2007 to July 2009, President of its Authentic Youth Division from February 2007 to November 2007 and Group Vice President of Product and Design from April 2006 to January 2007. Prior thereto, Mr. McCarthy served as Senior Vice President of Product and Design for Reebok International from July 2003 to November 2005 and in a variety of capacities for Nike from 1982 to 2003, including Global Director of Sales and Retail Marketing for Brand Jordan, from 1999 to 2003.


Adam Peake
Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales

Adam Peake has been Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales since September 2011. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of North American Sales from January 2010 to August 2011, as interim Vice President of Footwear from May 2009 to December 2009 and as Vice President of Sales for Key and Independent Accounts from January 2008 to April 2009, and from 2002 to 2007 he held various senior management positions in Sales.


J. Scott Plank
Executive Vice President of Business Development

J. Scott Plank has been Executive Vice President of Business Development since August 2009 focusing on domestic and international business development opportunities. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Retail from March 2006 to July 2009 with responsibility for retail outlet and specialty stores and e-commerce, as Chief Administrative Officer from January 2004 to February 2006 and Vice President of Finance from 2000 to 2003 with operational and strategic responsibilities. Mr. Plank was a director of Under Armour, Inc. from 2001 until July 2005. Mr. Plank is the brother of Kevin A. Plank, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.


John S. Rogers
Vice President/General Manager of E-commerce

John Rogers has been Vice President/General Manager of Global E-commerce since May 2010. Prior to joining our Company, he served in a variety of capacities for The Orvis Company, Inc., including Vice President of Multi-Channel Marketing and General Manager of the UK Division from 2006 to April 2010, Director of Multi-Channel Marketing from 2004 to 2006 and Director of E-commerce Marketing from 2000 to 2004. Prior thereto, Mr. Rogers served as Director of Branding for Toysmart.com, a Walt Disney company, from 1999 to 2000 and Director of Global Brands for Hasbro, from 1994 to 1999.


Dan J. Sawall
Vice President of Retail

Dan J. Sawall has been Vice President of Retail since February 2010. Prior to joining our company, he served as Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Golfsmith from August 2009 to January 2010, General Manager for US Nike Factory Stores from February 2007 to April 2009, an independent marketing and business consultant from January 2003 to January 2007, Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for the d.e.m.o. division of Pacific Sunwear from July 2000 to May 2002 and General Merchandise Manager, Retail Stores for Guess? from 1998 to 2000. He began his career as a buyer for Federated Department Stores and then worked as a buyer and in various management capacities, including Divisional Merchandising Manager, for 15 years for Dillard's Department Stores.


Henry B. Stafford
Senior Vice President of Apparel

Henry Stafford has been Senior Vice President of Apparel since June 2010. Prior to joining our company, he worked with American Eagle Outfitters as Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The AE Brand from April 2007 to May 2010, General Merchandise Manager and Senior Vice President of Men's and AE Canadian Division from April 2005 to March 2007 and General Merchandise Manager and Vice President of Men's from September 2003 to March 2005. Prior thereto, Mr. Stafford served in a variety of capacities for Old Navy from 1998 to 2003, including Divisional Merchandising Manager for Men's Tops from 2001 to 2003, and served as a buyer for Abercrombie and Fitch from 1996 to 1998.


Last Updated October 2011