Nol Gerritse

Head of Salewa

Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

About

Global Brand Leader with broad experience across Performance, Athletic & Lifestyle industries. Consumer centric approach, with extensive Brand, Product and Commercial experience coming to life through equal parts Strategy and Execution. Excellent team-builder with a global mindset and skill-set with Global, North American, European and Asia-Pacific experience. Highly experienced in creating and optimizing Go-To-Market systems and approach in complex organizations. Master's degree in Business Economics, specializing in Marketing & Strategy. Passionate about Mountain Sports, Design, Culture, the Outdoors, Health, Lifestyle, Trends and Insights, Nutrition, Branding, Business, Creativity & Innovation.

Experience

  • Director Salewa / Global Head of Salewa at Salewa
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Director Salewa / Global Head of Salewa at Oberalp Group
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Havaianas EAA - an Alpargatas Brand (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • CMO Head of Marketing & Product EAA (Europe, APAC & Africa) | Havaianas
      Feb 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • CMO Head of Marketing & Product EMEA | Havaianas
      Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Global Brand Director at lululemon
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

    Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

  • KEEN (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Global Director of Marketing
      Sep 2015 - Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Helped lead and support the brand's successful 10-year growth journey to become the 3rd largest outdoor footwear brand globally. Driven consumer-led, high growth strategies, achieving significant multi-year double digit growth rates. Led brand launch of consumer insight driven Global Women’s initiative, successfully boosting women’s share of business globally.

    • Global Director of Product Marketing & Retail Marketing
      Oct 2013 - Sep 2015 · 2 yrs

      Led Global Product story-telling strategy and Go-To-Market excellence. Driven strategy, design and launch of impactful new Global Point-Of-Sale system across global touchpoints.

    • Head of Marketing EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa)
      Jun 2010 - Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Built a strong EMEA marketing organization with a team of marketing professionals across all disciplines. Established a compelling brand presence as one of the leading outdoor footwear brands in the EMEA region. Helped support strong revenue and brand share growth over 3 years. Created impactful and differentiating media partnerships with leading Print, Digital and OOH media, leading to exponential growth in brand awareness. Created highly successful marketing partnerships with European key and strategic accounts, creating strong seasonal growth and sell through results.