Elevate Outdoor Collective, formerly K2-MDV Holdings, has hired Peter Stolz as global vice president design/creative director. Stolz joins the Seattle-based group after spending the past three years at Converse as global senior creative director for men’s and women’s apparel and accessories and, before that, more than three years as deputy creative director. Other stops in his career included Levi Strauss & Co. and Nike. Under the Elevate Outdoor Collective umbrella are K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, Ride Snowboards, Line Skis, BCA, Atlas Snow Shoe Co., Tubbs Snowshoes, Madshus and K2 Skates.