Skechers promoted Richard Parker to Managing Director for the UK and Ireland. During his 22-year tenure at Skechers, the footwear industry veteran has held nearly every position within the UK & Ireland sales department, starting as an area sales manager before handling key accounts and national accounts such as QVC and Amazon. For the past four years, Parker has been National Sales Manager for UK & Ireland, where his dedication helped propel the company to its current leadership position in the marketplace. Peter Youell has moved into a consulting role on special and important international projects for the company. He joined Skechers in November 2004 as Sales Director, bringing with him a wealth of experience with competing brands. Within a few months, he was promoted to Managing Director for the UK and Ireland.
“We celebrated the 30th anniversary of Skechers in 2022 with the Company’s international business just shy of 60 percent of our total sales, a new annual record at $7.4 billion. Our UK business was a key contributor to that growth,” said David Weinberg, COO of Skechers. “As we look to drive growth across the UK in the coming years, we have promoted […] Parker to Managing Director of Skechers UK and Ireland. We believe that […] he will excel in his new role-one aptly served by Peter Youell for nearly 20 years.”
