Black Diamond Equipment has appointed more people to its apparel design and development team as the American company gears up for the launch of its first range of clothing in the autumn of 2013. Cheryl Knopp will be the design lead for Black Diamond's apparel initiative. She has been a freelance designer for Mountain Hardwear and Simms Fishing Products; has consulted for W.L. Gore & Associates; and has been vice president for product development at Arc'teryx Equipment. Ajay Badiga will be director of sourcing and development for apparel; he has been director of sourcing and development for outerwear, sportswear and athletic apparel at The Sports Authority for 10 of his 15 years with that company. In addition, Jeff Nash joins Black Diamond as vice president for engineering support services. He was previously the director of material development at The North Face.

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