Deckers Brands promotes Marco Ellerker to president of global marketplace

Deckers Brands announced on Wednesday the promotion of Marco Ellerker to the newly created role of president of global marketplace, effective August 1.

In the new role, Ellerker will oversee the omni-channel teams for all the footwear firm’s brands globally. He will become a member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to Stefano Caroti, incoming chief executive officer and president of Deckers Brands.

“I am pleased to take on this new role as we further develop our iconic brands,” ​Ellerker said. 

“Over the last several years, we have worked diligently to establish a disciplined, consumer-centric approach to marketplace management that has resulted in significant growth across our brands. I look forward to working with the whole Deckers team to continue executing on our strategy and capturing the many global opportunities ahead.”

Ellerker has served in various operational roles at Deckers since 2017, most recently as SVP and general manager of EMEA, Japan and Distributors Asia Pacific.

“Marco has played a key role in the incredible success our brands have achieved on a global scale,” said Dave Powers, chief executive officer and president of Deckers Brands.

“We are excited to have him in this role, and we are confident that he will build on our successful omni-channel strategy, together with our agile marketplace team, to continue to scale the success of our portfolio.”

In its most recent trading update in early February, Deckers Brands, the owner of Hoka and Ugg brands, said net sales increased 16% to $1.56 billion during the three months ending December 31, with domestic net sales up 15.6% to $1.048 billion, and international sales up 16.7% to $511.9 million.