BALTIMORE, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour,
Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced that David Bergman has been named Chief Financial
Officer (CFO). Bergman has served as acting CFO since February 2017.
"David Bergman brings strong
financial expertise, leadership and a deep understanding of the
Under Armour brand to this role," said Under Armour Chairman and
CEO Kevin Plank. "In his 13-year
career at UA, he has a proven track record of developing and
leading our global finance organization through significant
milestones including our initial public offering, helping to create
our international business, and through our restructuring efforts
this year – driving consistently higher standards of
return-oriented, financial discipline."
Plank continued, "As our management team works to aggressively
evolve our strategy and improve our level of execution, I, along
with our Board of Directors, am confident that Dave's experience
will help drive greater operational excellence in every area of our
business and create a long-term financial model capable of
providing more consistent, sustainable value and return to our
shareholders."
Bergman reports to Plank and has responsibility for accounting,
finance, internal audit and insurance, investor relations, tax and
treasury. Bergman joined Under Armour in 2004 and has held several
senior management roles within the company's finance and accounting
organization, including Corporate Controller and most recently
Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance.
He began his career as a CPA at Arthur Andersen LLP, serving
both large public and smaller private clients in the consumer
products and healthcare industries. He then served in senior audit
and consulting roles at Ernst & Young LLP prior to joining
Under Armour.
About Under Armour Inc.
Under Armour, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland is a leading innovator,
marketer and distributor of branded performance athletic apparel,
footwear and accessories. Designed to make all athletes better, the
brand's innovative products are sold worldwide to consumers with
active lifestyles. The company's Connected Fitness™
platform powers the world's largest digitally
connected health and fitness community. For further
information, please visit www.uabiz.com.
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