Shoe Sourcing, Production Veteran Marco Grott Joins OrthoLite to Head Indonesia Operations

OrthoLite is strengthening its business in Indonesia.

The insole maker on Wednesday named Marco Grott its country manager for OrthoLite Indonesia. Grott’s responsibilities include leading overall operations and business strategy, with a focus on manufacturing excellence, business development, and strengthening relationships with brand and factory partners across the region.

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“Indonesia is a critical market in OrthoLite’s global growth strategy,” OrthoLite’s chief operating officer Richard Bevan said. “Marco’s leadership, market insight, and collaborative style will advance our operations and strengthen our partnerships in Indonesia.”

OrthoLite Indonesia will continue to expand its local-for-local manufacturing under Grott’s leadership, supporting the region’s fast-growing footwear industry, the insole maker said.

“Recently, I had the opportunity to travel the globe and immerse myself in each of our region’s facilities,” Grott said. “I’ve witnessed each of OrthoLite’s impressive global teams working to provide unmatched service, quality and consistency. I look forward to working as a collective with our global teams to broaden our efforts to standardize and be best-in-class as a company.”

Grott previously worked in Indonesia as development and commercialization manager for Adidas Sourcing Ltd., according to his LinkedIn profile. He was also at former Adidas golf brand TaylorMade. Other posts include vice president for product development and production operations at Ariat International Inc. and vice president for product development and production at Rothy’s. Most recently, he was a consultant for Shoefabrik, a European-owned Vietnam-based footwear manufacturing firm.

Since 1990, Grott has built experience in tier 1 building factories across the globe from Mexico to Vietnam, with oversight over sourcing, product development, operations, and finance. According to OrthoLite, he also has developed “multiple patents during his tenure at footwear brands including Adidas and Ariat.”

OrthoLite was founded in 1997 by Glenn Barrett. The company is the global market leader in open-cell foam insoles with an estimated 36 percent market share. It supplies over 500 million pairs of insoles each year to more than 550 brand customers worldwide and it has more than 310 co-branding agreements, as well as a strategically located global footprint of 14 production facilities.