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After founding Moosejaw Mountaineering in 1992 with one store in Keego Harbor, then growing it to a $40 million company with eight stores and national online presence, Robert Wolfe announced last week he is stepping down as CEO.
Retail veteran Harvey Kantner will take over the top post, with Wolfe remaining an owner, a voting member of the board of directors and the executive in charge of the company's creative direction.
It's the latest move to grow the retail company from his one run by Wolfe and his brother, Jeffrey, and sister, Julie. In 2007, Moosejaw sold a majority stake to Dallas-based private equity firm Parallel Investment Partners as an investor.
Wolfe, 38, sat down with Crain's to discuss the transition and the company.
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