Stride Rite announces Keds appointment

Stride Rite Corp., the Lexington footwear brand, announced today that Tom Morgan will join the company in the newly created position of senior vice president of global sales, Keds Group & general manager, PRO-Keds.

Stride Rite said that Morgan will assume his role in early October, overseeing global sales for the Keds, Grasshoppers, and PRO-Keds brands.

Before joining Stride Rite, Morgan was most recently at Puma North America, Stride Rite said.

Stride Rite is now part of Collective Brands Inc., a Kansas-based company focused on footwear.

The image that appears above this story was taken from the Keds website.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)