CARLSBAD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Dan Delehanty will become new general manager in North America for the bike brands Focus and Kalkhoff — both brands belonging to Derby Cycle, which is part of Pon.Bike.
The company said Delehanty will "implement a new strategy to expand the market share of Kalkhoff and Focus in the U.S. by focusing on the e-bike and the e-MTB segment."
Delehanty is a former sales director for BMC and has 20 years of sales and management experience in the automotive and cycling businesses.
With the Kalkhoff, Focus and three other brands, Derby Cycle sells approximately half a million bicycles per year, of which more than 100,000 are e-bikes and pedelecs. Derby Cycles also offers road racing, mountain, trekking, city, off-road and kids' bikes.