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Bob Kanuth and Lesley Visser to Lead Altitude International’s Worldwide Revolution in Fitness and Performance
Bob Kanuth and Lesley Visser to Lead Altitude International’s Worldwide Revolution in Fitness and Performance.
About this update from Altitude International Holdings, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- Altitude International, Inc. (OTCQB: ALTD) (“Altitude” or the “Company”) has appointed Robert Cranston Kanuth, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Lesley Visser Chief Communications Officer. They will lead the implementation of technology that dramatically improves athletic performance utilizing workout chambers that can simulate high altitude/reduced oxygen environments.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ALTD PR Feb. 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ALTD PR Feb. 14\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Kanuth will be replacing Company founder David Vincent as CEO and will remain the Company Chairman. Vincent will be taking on the role of Chief Technical Officer while continuing his service on the Board.  In her role as CCO, Visser will be overseeing all Company messaging as well as being the face and the voice of Altitude for all media and event related activities. She will also direct Altitude’s charity and community efforts, along with player safety and injury prevention initiatives. Through a License Agreement, Altitude has exclusive access to the breakthrough technology of Sporting Edge UK, a world leader in improving athletic performance through simulated altitude chambers.  The Company has also entered into a Strategic Alliance with Woodway, the world’s runaway leader in high performance treadmills. This Agreement makes Woodway the primary manufacturer, sales agent, and distributor of ALTD systems across the Americas. For Woodway’s active customer list please click here: https://www.woodway.com/about-woodway/references. Bob Kanuth brings more than 40 years of investment banking and entrepreneurial success at the highest levels to his position at Altitude.  After graduating from Harvard, where he captained the Varsity Basketball Team in 1969, Bob founded Cranston Securities, a company he built and eventually sold to financial giant Kemper Corporation in 1987. He then founded Cranston Development, funding projects which restored and revitalized major US cities, including Pittsburgh, PA and Richmond, VA.  Kanuth has served his country with distinction in the US Army as well as the CIA. Lesley Visser (lesleyvisser.com) is the most highly acclaimed female sportscaster of all time. Sh...