The senior vice president of footwear and resident sneaker czar will be succeeded by Ryan Drew, who had been head of the basketball segment of Under Dog. Ruppe, who held numerous senior positions at Nike including head of global merchandising and footwear categories for footwear, general manager of global equipment and general manager of training and field sports, was Under Dog’s highest profile hire from Portland ever. His presence in Baltimore gave a level of credibility to Under Dog’s footwear business that seemed to have the brand on a roll with ... Log in to view full article.