Saucony, a division of Wolverine World Wide, has appointed Thomas Hartge as senior vice president of global footwear for the Saucony brand, with immediate effect. He succeeds to Patrick O'Malley, who was recently appointed president of Saucony. In his new role, he will report directly to O'Malley. Hartge brings more than 30 years of experience in performance running footwear, most of which he spent at Nike where he worked in a variety of senior product and global management roles, including global brand director for Nike Running and creative director of advanced initiatives. Most recently, he was executive vice president of global footwear at Quiksilver.