In Surprise Move, Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario Will Exit

Rose Marcario, one of the outdoor industry’s most vocal proponents of social and environmental change, is exiting Patagonia after 12 years. The president and CEO will depart on Friday. The move — announced late today — was a surprise. Just a few weeks ago, the executive appeared on LinkedIn to talk about how the company was reimagining its future. “COVID-19 has affected every business, but it just means that we have to sharpen our focus,” she said in a conversation with LinkedIn editor-in-chief Daniel Roth. “We’ve all been going through a really rough time over the last eight weeks. We’ve had to shut down our companies, or we have had to furlough people. It’s really hard on people.” Marcario said in the conversation she believed the United States’ lack of social safety nets — including universal health care — has intensified the coronavirus’ impact. “I don’t think we have to separate business from life. Business is life, and businesses are made up of people,” she explained. “Other countries are handling this much better than we are because they have better health care, they have better safety nets. Patagonia’s statement announcing the departure listed off Marcario’s long list of accomplishment through the years. The company credited

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