Ryu announces executive leadership appointments

Ryu Apparel Inc., creator of urban athletic apparel, has announced the appointments of Ryan Lindholm as senior vice president of Marketing and Innovation, Danielle Hinan as director of Brand and Bethany Young as creative product design director. The three executives join Ryu as they are growing in North America.

Lindholm is a veteran in the industry, having strategically positioned, built, and launched brands globally for the last 20 years. In his current role, he is responsible for leading the marketing discipline into a new dimension of innovation and design through the lens of a brand, design thinking, product development, marketing and business strategy. Prior to Ryu, Lindholm spent 10 years working with Nike leading Advanced Concepts. Previously, Lindholm held senior positions at AKQA, and Razorfish focusing on driving business results through design, world building, data and technology at scale in Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.

Hinan is an MBA graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University, London, having 14 years of experience within the fashion industry, with an emphasis on the athleisure market. Her progressive experience has successfully blended traditional and non-traditional marketing strategies. As director of brand, Hinan is responsible for driving insights that contribute to consistent brand strategy, thus strengthening the brand, through innovation, creativity and a value driven lens. In advance of her acceptance to Ryu, Hinan was a part of several other iconic brands, such as Sweaty Betty, Monocle and Lolë, dedicating much of her time expanding these brands and driving business growth into new markets globally.

Young brings 10+ years experience to the design team at Ryu, having pushed the boundaries of product and design innovation throughout her impressive career to date. She has developed product lines for leading brands and is now driving the strategy and executional roadmap for men's, women's and accessories at Ryu, through the lense of consumer needs. Previously, Young developed products at Lululemon, and Kit and Ace, while being mentored by industry leaders at Y-3 and Nike, allowing her to build her expansive design repertoire.

"The talent that Ryu is attracting is impressive and we are honored to be welcoming these new members on our journey," said Marcello Leone, CEO and president of Ryu, in a statement. "Our new additions to the team will add tremendous value to the brand. They each had several opportunities in the market, but chose to become part of Ryu because they share our vision for where the brand is going and what we are creating."