Columbia Sportswear announced that Paul Gils， general manager Europe， has resigned his position for personal reasons。 The Company announced that European operations will be overseen by a transition management team led by Mick McCormick， vice president of Sales。 Mr。 McCormick previously served as executive vice president of global sales for Callaway Golf prior to joining Columbia Sportswear。

　　哥伦比亚宣布欧洲总裁Paul Gils，因为个人原因将离开哥伦比亚，欧洲公司将暂时由销售副总裁Mick McCormick领导的过渡管理团队管理。Mr。 McCormick在加入哥伦比亚以前曾在Callaway Golf工作过。

　　“I appreciate the contributions Paul has made to direct our European operations，” said Tim Boyle， Columbia‘s President and Chief Executive Officer。 “I also have great confidence in Mick’s ability to oversee our European operations， as we leverage his international commercial experience。 In the past year， Mick has assembled a team to direct our U。S。 sales organization。 Mick and the transition management team will now focus attention on directing European operations。”

　　“我非常感激Paul为欧洲总部作出的贡献”，哥伦比亚总裁及CEO Tim Boyle说，“我也非常有信心让Mick领导欧洲团队，他的国际化商业经验将为我们提供很重要的经验。在过去1年里，Mick直接管理我们的美国销售团队。现在，Mick和他的团队将把精力集中到欧洲市场上来。”