{"id":1181098,"date":"2022-12-27T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=1181098"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:43:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T19:43:28","slug":"under-armour-announces-stephanie-linnartz-as-president-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/under-armour-announces-stephanie-linnartz-as-president-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Armour Announces Stephanie Linnartz As President &amp; CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/under-armour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Under Armour, Inc.<\/a><\/strong> has announced that <strong>Stephanie Linnartz<\/strong> will join the company as President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of its Board of Directors, effective February 27, 2023. Linnartz&#8217;s appointment comes after <a href=\"\/patrik-frisk-is-stepping-down-as-president-and-ceo-of-under-armour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrik Frisk stepped down as the President and CEO of Under Armour<\/a> in May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until Linnartz&#8217;s on-boarding, <strong>Colin Browne<\/strong> has served as interim President and CEO of Under Armour since June 2022. He will continue his leadership role as Chief Operating Officer after Linnartz takes over as the President and CEO in February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Linnartz serves as the President of Marriott International, the world\u2019s largest hospitality company with a global portfolio of nearly 8,200 properties across 138 countries and territories and 30 brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Armour, Inc. is excited to bring Linnartz to the leadership team as her global experience will serve the company&#8217;s vision for expansion and moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a 25-year veteran of one of the world\u2019s most respected global companies, we are thrilled to welcome Stephanie to the brand,\u201d said <strong>Kevin Plank<\/strong>, Under Armour Executive Chair and Brand Chief. \u201cShe is a proven growth leader with a distinguished track record of brand strategy, omnichannel execution, talent acquisition and development, and passion for driving best-in-class consumer connectivity, experience, and brand loyalty.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plank continued, \u201cResponsible for leading Marriott\u2019s multi-billion dollar digital transformation, driving scale through continuous brand innovation across the portfolio, developing premier sports league and team partnerships, while architecting the extraordinary growth of its loyalty program \u2013\u00a0the board is confident that Stephanie \u2013 along with our leadership team and all of our key stakeholders \u2013 will accelerate our ability to realize the substantial opportunities for Under Armour as both an operating company and aspirational brand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Linnartz, the executive is excited to cultivate new opportunities for Under Armour and expand the brand&#8217;s existing partnerships, which includes exciting sports stars like <a href=\"\/steph-curry-under-armour-lifetime-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steph Curry<\/a> and <a href=\"\/kelsey-plum-signs-with-under-armour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kelsey Plum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder Armour is an iconic brand with a huge opportunity ahead,&#8221; said Linnartz. &#8220;This company has immense energy and excitement, and I am committed to building growth while maintaining operational excellence. I look forward to joining the incredible UA team, partnering with Kevin and the board, and leading this amazing company into its next chapter, delivering for athletes, teammates, customers, and shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more <a href=\"\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sneaker news<\/a> and <a href=\"\/sneaker-release-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release dates<\/a>, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicekicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@NiceKicks<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under Armour, Inc. has announced that Stephanie Linnartz will join the company as President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328355,"featured_media":1181099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1225663],"tags":[],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Under Armour Announces Stephanie Linnartz As CEO | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stephanie Linnartz will join Under Armour as President, Chief Executive Officer, and member Board of Directors. 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