---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001050797-21-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLM"
cik: "0001050797"
company_name: "COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO"
filed_at: "2021-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T19:52:27.907476+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Sportswear EVP Global Omni-Channel Franco Fogliato resigns; transition ends Sept 3

## Summary
- Franco Fogliato resigns as EVP, Global Omni-Channel, effective after transition ending September 3, 2021.
- CEO Timothy Boyle credits Fogliato with helping reach record $3B net sales in 2019.
- No replacement announced; transition period through September 3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001050797-21-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLM
- cik: 0001050797
- company_name: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO
- filed_at: 2021-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079721000049/0001050797-21-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079721000049/colm-20210805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001050797-21-000049
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001050797-21-000049.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001050797-21-000049.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Franco Fogliato resigned as Executive Vice President, Global Omni-Channel at COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Global Omni-Channel
  source text: On August 5, 2021, Franco Fogliato, Executive Vice President, Global Omni-Channel, notified Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”) of his intent to resign from his position effective after a brief transition period ending September 3, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079721000049/0001050797-21-000049-index.htm

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