Columbia Sportswear Company (Nasdaq:COLM), a global leader in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing outdoor, active and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment products, has hired Woody Blackford as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer for the Columbia Brand. Mr. Blackford is returning to Columbia, where he previously worked for 14 years, culminating in the position of Vice President, Global Design and Innovation. While at Columbia, he invented...