Peter Ruppe

Peter Ruppe is the current VP of Footwear at Columbia Sportswear. Peter has over 8 years of experience in the industry, and has previously worked as the Senior Vice President of Footwear at Under Armour. There, they tripled revenue to 1 billion dollars and raised gross margin by 10%. Peter is also a co-founder of Charles Towne Holdings, LLC, where they guided and funded numerous early-stage sports companies. Peter is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Finding Mastery / Compete to Create.

Peter Ruppe has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University, an Associate of Science - AS from Southwestern Oregon Community College and a Bachelor of Science in General Business Management from W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University.

Some of their coworkers include Jason Trusley - VP, Consumer Strategy, Michael Richardson - VP, Columbia Brand Apparel Merchandising & Design, and Pri Shumate - Chief Marketing Officer, Columbia Brand. Peter Ruppe reports to Joseph P. Boyle, EVP, Columbia Brand President.