Team
Owner
Andi Brun
President
Andi, the founder and owner of EXPED, is on the Board of Directors and thus remains closely connected to EXPED. As a retiree, he enjoys the outdoor and travel life, learns to cook and still tirelessly hatches new ideas.
Heidi Brun
President
Heidi, founder and owner of EXPED, is on the Board of Directors and thus remains closely connected to EXPED. As a retiree, she enjoys the outdoor and travel life and teaches Andi her famous cooking skills.
Corporate Management USA
Ted Steudel
President (USA)
Ted spends his days making sure EXPED USA is running smoothly. Additionally, Ted is our main liaison with our partners in the Zurich office.
Josh Espinosa
Vice President (USA)
With his finger on the pulse of our business strategy and our finances, Josh is the guy who makes sure we can keep the lights on and pay for coffee
Finance | Human Resources
Kevin Pelto
Director of Finance | HR | IT
Working as our finance, HR, and IT director, Kevin wears many hats and makes sure that people are happy (HR) and accounted (accounting) for.
Product Development
Matthew Morrissey
Product Manager Sleeping Mats | Pillows
Matthew, significantly we call him Mat(t), as he is responsible for the development and production of our sleeping mats and pillows.
Mathieu Corbineau
Product Innovation Manager Packs
Mathieu is responsible for the development of our backpacks, Gear Bags and storage systems. He also tests them himself while climbing, biking or ski touring.
Stephen Cave
Product Manager Sleep Systems
Stephen our paraglider pilot and takes care of our sleeping and bivy bags as well as the booties as product and innovation manager.
Lukas Bertschi
Product Manager Shelter Systems
Lukas is responsible for the EXPED roof over your head. He develops and takes care of our tents, tarps, hammocks and ponchos. He is also famous for his creativity as an outdoor chef.
Silvie Weber
Product Design
Silvie mainly takes care of the visual design of our products. With her knack for colors she puts our collection together to a beautiful overall picture.
Jakob Zumbühl
Design and Product Development
Jakob develops and designs new products in close collaboration with our product managers, but is also deeply engaged in the refresh and further development of products in our existing range.
Sustainability
Muriel Weber
Sustainability Manager
Muriel drives our ambitious sustainability goals with a lot of power and enthusiasm.
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Sales
Tracy Collins
Director of Sales & Marketing
Born and raised in Virginia, Tracy brings over 20 years of outdoor industry experience to the EXPED team.
Kayla Krantz
E-Commerce Specialist
Kayla works in our sales department getting EXPED gear directly into the hands of our customers via expedusa.com.
Marketing
Kaj Bune
Content & PR Manager
Kaj works with the marketing team to help get the word out to the world about EXPED. He’s a lifelong adventurer and photographer and has worked in the outdoor industry for 40 years.
Alex Kim
Marketing Content Specialist
Originally from southern California, Alex is enjoying the Seattle area and, like his EXPED USA team members, he's an all-around outdoor enthusiast.
Operations | Customer Service
Dave Perella
Director of Operations
Dave's job is the hub of the EXPED USA wheel. He makes sure our products are ready to go when orders come in and sets the bar very high in customer service.
John Ogden
Customer Service & Repair Specialist
John has been heavily involved in the outdoors since he was a kid. Like most others at EXPED, John enjoys a myriad of outdoor activities, especially backpacking, skiing, kayaking, and mushroom identifying.
Allison Paul
Customer Service Manager
Allison manages our excellent team of customer service specialists. Born and raised in Washington, Allison loves to explore every wild corner of the state.
Sarah Wordsworth
Warranty Service Specialist
Sarah was born and raised in Washington. She firmly believes that Seattleites don’t tan, they rust. She has spent most of her hiking career exploring the Central Cascades.
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