PUMA appoints Tara McRae as President of PUMA North America
HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sports company PUMA has appointed Tara McRae (48) as the President of PUMA North America (PNA), a role in which she will oversee the company's business in this strategically important market.
Tara, who until recently led PUMA's Marketing and Brand Strategy in North America, will with immediate effect take over the role from Bob Philion, who will leave PUMA after 20 years with the company and eight years as President of PNA to pursue opportunities outside of PUMA.
"With Tara, we have appointed a leader with a great understanding of our consumers, our industry and the North American market," said PUMA Chief Commercial Officer Matthias Bäumer. "I strongly believe she has the experience and the strategic mindset to help us succeed in this crucial market. I want to thank Bob for the past eight years as the President of PNA, a time during which we put PUMA back on the map in North America, and I wish him all the best for the future."
Tara rejoined PUMA as Senior Vice President Brand and Strategy in 2024. Before that, she worked at Clarks as the Global Chief Marketing Officer and Digital Officer. She also became the first Chief Marketing Officer at TB12, Tom Brady's global health and wellness brand. Early on in her career, she already worked at PUMA North America between 2006 and 2016, where she held different positions in the media planning and sports marketing departments before taking on marketing responsibilities for the region.
Tara is also a strategic advisor for Relentless Consumer Partners and a non-executive board member at kegg. Her work has been recognized in multiple leading industry awards, most notably as a member of the 2024 Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO 50 list.
PUMA
PUMA is one of the world's leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For more than 75 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world's fastest athletes. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf, and Motorsports. It collaborates with renowned designers and brands to bring sport influences into street culture and fashion. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 20,000 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany.
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