Mr. Schlecht assumed the role of Senior Vice President in February 2020, leading all facets of the company’s product development, visual merchandising, omnichannel brand storytelling, and creative services. Beginning his 13-year tenure at Duluth Trading as a Product Manager, Mr. Schlecht took on successively greater responsibility, becoming Director of Product Development in 2013 and Vice President of Product Development in 2016. He earned a B.S.B.A. degree from University of Denver in 2003. He then worked as an Agriculture Extension Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Bolivia, South America, before working as a Sales Associate for Orvis and then joining the Duluth Trading business.