Stroesser's a Shoe-In at Pony
Santa Barbara–based footwear and athletic apparel maker Pony International LLC has named footwear business veteran Jim Stroesser as chief executive officer. Stroesser previously was senior vice president and general manager of global footwear at Quiksilver and Roxy, and has held executive positions at Converse, Oakley and Nike. California-based Infinity Associates and Hong Kong–based Symphony Holdings Ltd. recently acquired Pony. The two companies purchased Converse Inc. in 2001 and Haggar Corp. in 2005.
