Hi-Tec Sports and its sister brand of work and safety...

Hi-Tec Sports and its sister brand of work and safety shoes, Magnum USA, have announced that they will transition into two separate companies. Since the inception of Magnum USA in 1982, both companies have functioned as one corporation with shared assets. The co-chief executives, Bill Berta and Bob Kaiser, will each take control of one entity: Berta for Hi-Tec Sports USA, and Kaiser for Magnum USA. Both companies are making personnel transitions. Brett Weitl, longtime marketing director for Magnum USA and Hi-Tec Sports USA, is shifting gears to focus his role exclusively as the marketing director for Magnum USA. Magnum also welcomes Tyler Pientok as its new national sales manager. Hi-Tec Sports USA also announced the new appointment of two industry veterans, Erika Bruhn and Kirk Nichols, to be marketing director and U.S. vice president for sales, respectively.