Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQGS: DECK) announced today that Mark Heintz has joined the company as Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Zohar Ziv.

"As an important addition to our management team, Mark will harness the company's global commitment to corporate responsibility. Deckers has a strong culture with strong values," said Ziv. "With Mark on board, we will continue to build on our work to promote environmental responsibility, to encourage environmentally friendly technologies and to respect internationally recognized human rights."

"Mark Heintz is a long-time corporate responsibility professional who comes to Deckers from Hewlett Packard, a recognized leader in CSR. Mark understands that companies play a pivotal role in promoting sustainability in business decisions," said Doug Cahn of The Cahn Group, a corporate responsibility consulting firm that has worked with Deckers for over two years to establish their corporate responsibility program. "We are confident that Mark will make a real contribution to Decker's initiatives."

For the past several years, Deckers has been a corporate partner of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara, and Bren School students have worked with Deckers on several projects to enhance Deckers CSR efforts.

"Our partnership with Deckers has been invaluable to our students' education," said Bren School Dean Steve Gaines, "and by working together, ideas have been translated into results that are now being used as a model for other student projects."

For more information on Deckers Outdoor Corporation and the hire of Mark Heintz, please contact Jaime Eschette, Strategic Outreach Manager, at jeschette@deckers.com or via phone at 805-967-7611 x1178.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation strives to be a premier lifestyle marketer that builds niche brands into global market leaders by designing and marketing innovative, functional and fashion-oriented footwear developed for both high performance outdoor activities and everyday casual lifestyle use. Teva®®, Simple® Shoes, UGG® Australia, TSUBO® and Ahnu® are registered trademarks of Deckers Outdoor Corporation.

Deckers Outdoor Corp

Deckers Outdoor Corp

The Company builds niche products into global lifestyle brands by designing and marketing innovative, functional and fashion-oriented footwear, developed for both high performance outdoor activities and everyday casual lifestyle use. Currently, the Company offers three primary product lines under the following recognized brand names: Teva® - high-performance sports sandals, thongs, amphibious footwear, trail running shoes and rugged closed-toe outdoor footwear; Simple® - innovative casual lifestyle shoes that combine the comfort elements of athletic footwear with casual styling; and UGG® - authentic sheepskin boots, slippers, slides and other casual footwear. Teva, Simple and UGG are registered trademarks of the Company and its subsidiaries. All of the Company's footwear shares the common feature of high quality with a primary focus on functionality and comfort. The Company offers its products through domestic retailers, international distributors and through its websites, catalogs and retail outlet stores. The Company was founded by Douglas B. Otto in 1973 and is headquartered in Goleta, California and also operates in China, Macau and the United Kingdom.

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