Amidst a tough retail environment, Kathmandu chief executive Peter Halkett has led the company through a solid year of growth.
Buoyed by positive financial results, the outdoor apparel and equipment retailer has been the second-best performing stock on the NZX in 2013, just behind the market darling of the moment - online accounting software provider Xero.
Kathmandu's shares have gained more than 76 per cent this year - compared with Xero's 320 per cent - closing yesterday at $3.30.
In September the company reported full-year net profit of $44.2 million, a 27 per cent rise on the previous year, while revenue lifted 10.6 per cent to $384 million.
Kathmandu opened 17 new stores, mostly in Australia, in the year to the end of July.
