Dale Bathum

Dale Bathum has over 30 years of experience in the footwear and outdoor industries. In 1988, they began their career at Nike in a production role. In 1997, they moved to Deckers Outdoor Corporation as General Manager Asia, where they managed development and sourcing operations and transferred Ugg production from Australia to China. In 1998, they founded and became CEO and President of Bite, LLC, an innovative golf and outdoor industry footwear brand. In 2007, they joined Crocs, Inc. as Chief Product Officer and Senior Vice President of Product, where they were responsible for all product strategy, management, development, and merchandising. In 2015, they became Principle of Nordic Outdoors, LLC, providing management services in design, development, supply chain, and distribution for footwear and outdoor companies. Dale also served as Board Member and Business Development for iConnect, a cloud-based mobile point-of-sale software, and Chapter President of Keiretsu Forum, a global investment community of accredited private equity angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate/institutional investors. In 2017, they became Business Partner of GTS - Global Technology Services Ltd., and in 2019, they began working as 3D ecommerce for Expivi. Dale also served as Executive VP of The Evervan Group, Shoetown Group, where they managed and operated trading services for large footwear manufacturers to Nike, Adidas, Crocs, Columbia, TNF, and other brands. Dale built and established 3 large factories during their tenure, and is currently launching new factories in Indonesia and Vietnam.

Dale Bathum obtained a Bachelor of Science in International Management and Chinese from Claremont McKenna College between 1984 and 1988. Dale also attended Shi Da university in Taipei, Taiwan in 1987 to study Mandarin. Additionally, they hold a Private Pilot License from the Federal Aviation Administration.