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It's people's business and we cover it. Find here the latest updates about personnel changes and read interviews with influential movers and shakers from the sports business.
Community first: Why Snipes is much more than just a retailer
Dennis Schröder’s vision takes Snipes beyond retail. Discover how community engagement drives the company’s success.
Maria Valdes: Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values for a brand’s success
Puma’s Chief Product Officer talks in an exclusive SGI Europe interview about overcoming biases in the sporting goods industry.
Empowering women in sports: Insights from Kari Traa’s GM
Discover how Kari Traa’s General Manager navigates gender equality, community-building and the empowerment of women.
Ulrika Björk: “Appoint more women to the board of directors!”
We spoke to Polygiene-CEO Ulrika Björk. She says ”I encourage diversity, but it will never come with a cost of performance or for the sake of.”
Puma CEO Arne Freundt: “Puma is the challenger in sports and sports culture”
Puma is facing a crucial year in a difficult market environment. Sharpening the brand profile and raising consumer awareness in two difficult markets is key for the brand in 2024.
Steve Evers: “We want to grow with a capital G”
Intersport International, the global sporting goods retailer, concluded the year 2023 with retail sales totaling EUR 13.7 billion.
Waugh steps down as CEO of PGA of America
Seth Waugh is stepping down after six years as CEO of PGA of America. His contract was up for renewal on June 30, but Waugh decided against it, said the organization. He will stay on in a senior advisory role. Kerry Haigh, the Chief Championships Officer and a key executive ...
TSG moves Swiss sales in-house, new country manager
Swiss action sports company TSG International AG has announced that it will handle the entire sales process in Switzerland directly from Sept. 1, 2024, and will therefore end its cooperation with its previous Swiss distribution partner Bucher + Walt SA on August 31, 2024. Bucher + Walt will take over ...
Coupang appoints AI specialist to Board of Directors
Coupang, Inc., the technology company that acquired the assets of global online luxury company Farfetch Holdings earlier this year, has appointed Asha Sharma, Corporate Vice President and Head of Product, AI Platform at Microsoft, to the company’s Board of Directors.
Erik Janshen appointed Vice President DTC at Puma
Puma has appointed Erik Janshen to lead its global direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, which includes Puma’s owned and operated stores, the puma.com website and various online marketplaces.
Garmin promotes two executives to newly created COO role
Garmin announced today that Patrick Desbois and Brad Trenkle have both been appointed to the newly created role of co-Chief Operating Officer, effective July 1, 2024.
PGA Tour appoints Weitz as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
The PGA Tour has announced the appointment of Andy Weitz as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Executive Vice President, Investor Relations for the Tour’s global operations. In addition to overseeing marketing and communications, Weitz will take on a newly created investor relations role that is responsible for developing messaging ...
Former Nordica president Franco Vaccari has passed away
Franco Vaccari, a former shareholder of the Tecnica Group, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2023, at 83, according to Tecnica Group information. Vaccari was one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of the so-called Sportsystem district of Montebelluna in the Northern Italian Treviso province.
German ski racing icon Rosi Mittermaier passes away at 72
Former German ski racer Rosi Mittermaier has died. With her two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, “Gold Rosi,” as she was subsequently known, mesmerized all of Germany. Her family told Bayerischer Rundfunk that Mittermaier fell asleep peacefully at the age of 72 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Jan. ...
DC Shoes co-founder and pro driver Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident
Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah. He was 55 years old.
Sher cooperates with Italian luge athlete
Sher, an Italian sportswear brand for women inspired by cyclists, has entered into a partnership with Andrea Vötter, one of the best female luge athletes in the world. The young Italian athlete has already achieved considerable success with two overall World Cup victories, several world championship titles and numerous European ...
Curry Brand signs first international athlete
Under Armour’s Curry Brand has agreed to a multi-year shoe and apparel deal with Japanese basketball guard Keisei Tominaga. The 23-year-old becomes Curry’s first international athlete. He will also serve as a brand ambassador.
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