FACT SHEET: Tim Boyle Bio

Tim Boyle is the president and chief executive officer of Columbia Sportswear Company®, one of the largest outerwear brands in the world and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States as well as the parent company for Sorel (acquired in 2000) and Mountain Hardwear (acquired in 2003). Named Columbia's president and CEO in 1989, Tim oversees operations of the active outdoor apparel and footwear company from its Portland, Ore., headquarters.

Tim also co-stars with his mother, Columbia chairwoman Gert Boyle, in the company's humorous, award-winning advertising campaign, portraying the annoyed but compliant son of a demanding, perfectionist mother. This campaign earned Columbia the coveted Marketing Innovation award at the 1997 Super Show, an international sporting goods and apparel show.

Tim's career with Columbia Sportswear began in 1970 while he was a senior at the University of Oregon. His father, who had been running the company since 1964, died suddenly of a heart attack. Determined to continue the aggressive expansion her husband had initiated, Gert quickly enlisted Tim's help, which has proven to be a dynamic pairing and a successful partnership.

The company went public in March 1998, and in 2004 reported overall sales of nearly $1.1 billion. In 1992, Tim and his mother were co-recipients of Inc. Magazine's Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award recognizes top entrepreneurs, who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their business and communities. In March 2001, Tim received the "trendsetter of the year Award" from the University of Oregon's Charles H. Lundquist College of Business. He was inducted into the UO School of Journalism and Communication's Hall of Achievement in 2004.

An alumnus of Portland's Jesuit High School (1967) and the University of Oregon (Class of 1971, B.S. Journalism), Tim provides business guidance as a board member of Widmer Brothers Brewing Company and Northwest Natural. He is also a board member of Oregon Trout and a trustee of Reed College, Crater Lake National Park Trust, and the Boys and Girls Club of America. He is a former trustee of the University of Oregon Foundation and is vice chair of the university's Campaign Oregon: Transforming Lives.

Tim and his wife, Mary, have two children.