Oakland, CA, July 7, 2015 – GT Nexus announced today that outdoor brand Columbia Sportswear has been awarded the GT Nexus 2015 Leadership Award. The award was given at Bridges 2015, the leading cloud supply chain industry event, held June 8-11 in Hollywood, Florida.

Columbia Sportswear Company markets lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment through a portfolio of brands for active lives. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, the company’s brands are today sold in approximately 100 countries.

“The team at Columbia Sportswear is not afraid to collaborate on new and complex solutions,” said Sean Feeney, CEO of GT Nexus. “They push us hard and continue to stretch the use of our platform to support their global organization. They’re a vocal member of the community that engages with peers and shares best practices around areas such as purchase order collaboration, pack & scan and work in process tracking. They raise the performance level of the entire GT Nexus community.”

The GT Nexus Leadership Award is voted on by GT Nexus employees who interact with customers day-to-day. Customers are judged on the extent to which they challenge and drive change in the GT Nexus community.

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