That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 101
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Patagonia has hired Alex Beasley as its new country manager...
Patagonia has hired Alex Beasley as its new country manager for the U.K. & Ireland. The announcement has come after a series of recent hires and reorganizations as the company continues its restructuring across Europe. Beasley will manage Patagonia's wholesale business and support its retail and e-commerce strategy in the ...
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Adidas is looking for a successor for Jan Brecht, who...
Adidas is looking for a successor for Jan Brecht, who became chief information officer and head of its global supply chain last November, is returning to Daimler in the role of chief information officer. Brecht had already worked for Daimler for 12 years. He joined Adidas as CIO in 2009, ...
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Burton Snowboard has promoted Chris Patsch to the position of...
Burton Snowboard has promoted Chris Patsch to the position of European marketing manager for its Burton and Anon brands, reporting to the company's European chief, Hermann Kapferer. He first joined Burton in 2010 as marketing coordinator for The Program.
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Under Armour has hired Terdema L. Ussery II as president...
Under Armour has hired Terdema L. Ussery II as president of global sports categories, effective September 14. Prior to joining the Baltimore-based sports apparel company, Ussery served as the president and chief executive of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas, for the past 18 years. ...
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Sportéco reports the appointment of Sébastien Bellard to the position...
Sportéco reports the appointment of Sébastien Bellard to the position of general manager of DJO France, the company that owns Cefar-Compex
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Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of...
Vincent Wauters, president of Arc'teryx, has been appointed head of the apparel business unit for the whole Amer Sports group, taking the place of Jean-Philippe Torgue, who has not been active for several months. Wauters will have a similar function as Jean-Marc Pambet, president of the Salomon brand, who is ...
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Smith Sports Optics has appointed Cale Meyer as promotions manager,...
Smith Sports Optics has appointed Cale Meyer as promotions manager, based at the company's marketing headquarters in Portland, Oregon
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Primaloft has appointed Stefan Brandt as sales & marketing territory...
Primaloft has appointed Stefan Brandt as sales & marketing territory manager for Austria, Switzerland and Southern Germany, reporting to Chris Humphris , European sales manager
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Nike has appointed Chris Abston as vice president and corporate...
Nike has appointed Chris Abston as vice president and corporate controller, to become the company's principal accounting officer from the start of August. Abston joins from Wal-Mart Stores, where he held top accounting and controlling jobs for the last six years, after 25 years in public accounting with Ernst & ...
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Thierry Lavigne, a 46-year-old sporting goods retailer who operates five...
Thierry Lavigne, a 46-year-old sporting goods retailer who operates five stores in the region of Bordeaux, has been elected as the new president of the cooperative of independents affiliated with Sport 2000 in France, replacing Yannick Morat. He will work with Christophe Mostaert, the new general manager appointed by Activa ...
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Sandrine Conseiller, 43, has been hired by Lacoste to lead...
Sandrine Conseiller, 43, has been hired by Lacoste to lead its marketing and branding operations after 19 years with Unilever, most recently as vice president of its personal care division, with global responsibilities
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Falke says it has registered more customers than expected...
Falke says it has registered more customers than expected on its new B2B internet portal, which is designed to speed up deliveries and reorders, among other services
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Jin-Goon Kim, the former interim chief executive at Li-Ning, resigned...
Jin-Goon Kim, the former interim chief executive at Li-Ning, resigned as executive director and executive vice-chairman last week, marking his complete departure from the Chinese sportswear company. Li-Ning said he was leaving to pursue other business commitments. Kim was installed at Li-Ning from July 2012 by Texas Pacific Group (TPG), ...
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Bill Bird, former chief financial officer of Srixon Cleveland Golf...
Bill Bird, former chief financial officer of Srixon Cleveland Golf XXIO USA, its interim president since March and board member, has been appointed president of the organization
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Creating a new position, Pentland Brands has appointed Dave Grange...
Creating a new position, Pentland Brands has appointed Dave Grange as president of its operations in North America. He previously ran its licensed Lacoste Footwear operation in North America.
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Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that...
Electric, which belongs to the Kering group, has announced that Kip Arnette, one of its co-founders, is retiring after 15 years with the American brand of eyewear. Arnette founded Electric in 2000 together with Bruce Beach. The brand specializes in snow goggles and sunglasses, but offers also prescription eyewear. Arnette ...
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PrimaLoft has announced the opening in June of its first...
PrimaLoft has announced the opening in June of its first wholly-owned subsidiary in Asia, and has hired Boris Lu as operations manager. The new office is located in Xiamen, China, a busy port city where the textile sector is well established, between the key destinations of Hong Kong and Shanghai. ...
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Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport...
Anna-Lena Schulte-Angels has been appointed joint general manager of Sport Voswinkel, the sporting goods retail chain controlled by Intersport Germany. She takes the place of Jochen Schnell, who has joined the executive board of the group. Schulte-Angels worked previously in leading positions at the cosmetics and jewelry chains of Douglas ...
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Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure...
Fabian Engelhorn, who has been running the sports & leisure segment of the eponymous German department store operation, has become chief executive of the company, supervising all operations. Andreas Hilgenstock, who was in charge of fashion and general clothing, will concentrate on strategy and communication. Simon Engelhorn continues to take ...
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Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon...
Miguel Almeida was appointed executive vice president digital at Lululemon Athletica, starting at the Canadian fitness apparel company from the middle of July. He was most recently group vice president, digital commerce and mobile solutions at Walgreens, as part of a 15-year career focusing on digital strategies. He previously worked ...
