Michael Bach has been named Vice President – Sales for The Coleman Company, Inc. In his role, Bach will be responsible for leading the Company's Field Sales team and the Food/Drug and Home channels. Coleman's field has been reorganized into three geographic regions to further ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc. has agreed on terms of a license, effective Oct. 14, 2008, for Living Water Products to manufacture, market and sell Coleman® premium spas and hot tubs. The new Coleman line, along with 2009 dealer support material, is anticipated to be available to ...read more
Jarden Outdoor Solutions, a segment of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), released the following statement:Michael J. Rees has been named to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer of Jarden Outdoor Solutions (JOS). In his role, Rees will be responsible for the ...read more
Jarden Corporation has named Sam A. Solomon as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coleman Company, Inc. Coleman is headquartered in Wichita, Kan., and is a unit of Jarden Outdoor Solutions Division. Solomon has been serving as interim President and CEO since September ...read more
Jarden Corporation has named Daniel J. Hogan as Chief Financial Officer of The Coleman Company, Inc. Coleman is headquartered in Wichita, Kan., and is a unit of Jarden Outdoor Solutions. Hogan has been serving as interim CFO since September 2007. “Dan Hogan has proven himself a ...read more
New York City has an estimated 5.2 million trees. “Not enough,†says Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has set the goal to plant one million new trees over the next 10 years. To ensure those trees are as strong and healthy as possible, some will be 100-year-old genetic duplicates ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc. announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Gary Kiedaisch, has resigned from the Company effective immediately. The Company has initiated a search for a new CEO of the Coleman Company. In the interim, Sam Solomon, the Company's ...read more
SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 9, 2007) – Jarden Corporation announced today that it has successfully completed its acquisition of K2 Inc., a transaction valued at $1.2 billion, including the assumption and repayment of indebtedness. The combination with K2 strengthens Jarden's Outdoor ...read more
With two weeks remaining before Death Valley hosts the Badwater Ultramarathon on July 23, Martin E. Franklin's fundraising effort to support returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan is hitting its stride. Franklin, 42, Board Chairman of Jarden Corporation, parent of The ...read more
From New Yorker cartoons to Hollywood westerns, the typical victim of Death Valley's torrid heat is depicted as a tattered straggler begging for water. Starting July 23, The Coleman Company, Inc., makers of one of the world's most insulating coolers, is betting the 90 competitors ...read more
Coleman's Great Gear Giveaway Sweepstakes featuring Coleman outdoor ambassador and winner of “Survivor's Guatemalaâ€, Danni Boatwright is under way. The sweepstakes promises the grand prizewinner an array of Coleman's latest and greatest camping products worth more than $950. ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc. has launched a marine products sweepstakes that promises to be a boatload of fun for the winners. The Coleman Boatload Sweepstakes offers a grand prize featuring a fully loaded, 23-foot Bayliner® 265 deck boat filled with an assortment of the newest ...read more
WICHITA, Kan. – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed on May 24 a new proclamation announcing June as Kansas Great Outdoors Month. She joins 20 fellow governors and more than 50 national organizations in celebrating our outdoors legacy and getting people outside to benefit ...read more
Coleman Celebrates by Sponsoring ‘Peak Experience' at New York's Rubin Museum of Art Denver schoolteacher Mike Haugen, 30, successfully summited Mount Everest in the early morning (Nepal time) on Monday, May 21, 2007, as an estimated 7,000 schoolchildren followed along as part ...read more
Following the May 4 devastating tornado that leveled the town of Greensburg, Kan., aid is pouring in from both government and private sources. Among them, The Coleman Company, Inc. packed a trailer filled with gear to support the displaced residents in their time of need and also ...read more
WICHITA, Kan. (May 3, 2007) – The Coleman Company, Inc. announced today that all the information on its Web site newsroom is now RSS compatible, simplifying access for the media. RSS, short for Really Simple Syndicate, allows visitors with RSS software to scan sections of ...read more
WICHITA, Kan. (May 2, 2007) – It's the toughest footrace in the world: 135 miles uphill and down, nonstop, from North America's lowest point to the end of the road on Mount Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48. Did we mention it's in Death Valley, Calif., in July in the ...read more
Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) today announced the acquisition of Pure Fishing, Inc., a leading global provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels marketed under well known fishing brands including Abu Garcia(R), Berkley(R), Mitchell(R), Stren(R), Trilene(R) and Gulp(R). ...read more
It may not be as cold, and they won't need extra oxygen, but thousands of American schoolchildren will go on a month-long virtual climb of Mount Everest starting today. They are part of the Coleman Everest 5.5 Challenge at www.colemaneverest.com, following in the footsteps of ...read more
WICHITA, Kan. – Faced with the growing number of children who spend more time indoors with electronic devices than they do exploring the outdoor world, coupled with the depressing rates of childhood obesity due to poor eating and exercise habits, The Coleman Company, Inc., ...read more
WICHITA, Kan. (Dec. 6, 2006) – The Coleman Company, Inc. today announced three senior vice presidential promotions. Pat Barnett, Senior Vice President of Global Product Management; Bob Fowler, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain; and Sam Solomon, Senior Vice President, ...read more
Following a decade of financial support, The Coleman Company, Inc. has increased its commitment to the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, a non-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment and stewardship of natural lands for all people through education, partnership, ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc. today announced a new partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club in support of AMC's efforts to engage more people in trail stewardship. The joint effort between Coleman and AMC, the oldest non-profit conservation and recreation organization in the ...read more
Building on The Coleman Company, Inc.'s 106-year history of bringing Americans outdoors, Gary A. Kiedaisch, the company's President and CEO, met with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office on Monday to pledge the company's and the outdoor industry's support in connecting ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc., an international leader in the innovation and marketing of outdoor products, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Exxel Outdoors, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a court ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc., long an advocate of outdoor recreation and a manufacturer of scores of outdoor products, introduced at its Global Outdoor Summit an ambitious campaign to encourage all people to get outdoors more and enjoy what nature has to offer. The Summit audience ...read more
Veteran mountaineer and climber Mike Haugen has been named The Coleman Company, Inc.'s ambassador to the outdoor community for its performance-oriented Coleman® Exponent® line of outdoor products. Haugen will make sponsored appearances for the company at industry events, in ...read more
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the world's largest retailer, has named The Coleman Company, Inc. as its choice for the 2005 sporting goods supplier of the year. Wal-Mart, operating more than 3,800 facilities in the U.S., annually names its top performers by category, sporting goods being ...read more
The Coleman Company, Inc. today announced that it would strengthen its mass store sales organization, while refocusing the sales force mandate to better support its enhanced specialty store sales initiatives. The move is part of a global strategy to strengthen the company's sales ...read more
New Appointment Underscores Commitment to International GrowthThe Coleman Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, today announced that Bruno Cercley has been named President of Coleman EMEA, SAS, which includes Coleman's operations in Europe, the Middle ...read more