The leader of the retail giant explains how the outdoor industry can meet its current challenges through collaboration ...

Mary Beth Laughton, a former leader at Nike, Athleta, and Sephora, will take over as CEO. REI reported a decline in sales in 2023 and has recently had several rounds of layoffs. REI Co-op ...

That is worth fighting for.” REI announced Mary Beth Laughton as the next president and CEO, which follows a “planned succession process.” Laughton grew up outside of Chicago but ...

Trust fall. Mary Beth Laughton, the former CEO of Athleta, became the CEO of the outdoors retailer REI just over a month ago. At Athleta, Laughton oversaw the brand's push into women's sports ...

Mary Beth Laughton, a former REI Board Director and retail leader, will step in as president on Feb. 3, 2025 before taking over full CEO responsibilities on March 31. Laughton previously served ...

One of the first public things REI's new CEO Mary Beth Laughton did upon taking the reins in early spring was to apologize for the outdoor gear retailer's endorsement in January of President Trump ...

Suzanne Stevens and Joey Thompson Jan 23, 2025, 8:59am EST REI REI has named Mary Beth Laughton as its next president and CEO. From the Portland Business Journal. Nike executive Mary Beth Laughton ...

REI president and CEO Mary Beth Laughton issued a video apology on Wednesday for the brand’s endorsement of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in February. The endorsement, which REI made alongside ...

CEO Mary Beth Laughton has publicly apologized and retracted REI’s January endorsement of Doug Burgum, President Trump’s Secretary of the Interior. REI initially supported Burgum, highlighting ...