That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 102
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The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian...
The top management has changed at Sport Alliance, the Italian voluntary group led by Sportler of Bolzano and Sportland of Brescia. Georg Oberrauch, chairman of Sportler, has become its chairman again, replacing Marco Odolini of Sportland. Andrea Morin is its chief executive and commercial director, taking the place of Fabio ...
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Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that...
Reporting a 55 percent increase in orders, Sportfack says that Five Seasons, the Swedish brand of affordable sportswear, has signed an agreement with the big Swiss Manor Group. As we previously reported, Erik Johansson, the young chief executive of the company, has been negotiating supply agreements with several key accounts ...
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Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for...
Jeffrey Delfgaauw, 38, has been named head of design for Brunotti Sportswear. After working for Quiksilver Europe in France, he served for 14 years as design manager at another Dutch-based boardsports apparel company, Protest, building up a team of 16 people. For its part, Protest has replaced Delfagaauw through the ...
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Olaf Koch, president of the Metro group, has transferred the...
Olaf Koch, president of the Metro group, has transferred the management of Metro Cash & Carry from himself to the Russian country manager for this subsidiary of the German retail company, Pieter Boone. Boris Minialai, buying director of Metro C&C Russia, is taking over his place.
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Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain...
Snow Factory is the new distributor for Icebreaker in Spain and Portugal, starting with its spring/summer 2016 collections. Snow Factory is already the Spanish distributor of La Sportiva and other sports brands. Snow Factory has also reached an agreement to distribute the hydration products of Ultimate Direction in Spain and ...
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Meeting Group has engaged a team of consultants, led by...
Meeting Group has engaged a team of consultants, led by a university professor, Carlo Fei, to develop a new brand strategy for Deha, the dance and activewear brand owned by the Italian company
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Franz Koch, who left as chief executive of Puma in...
Franz Koch, who left as chief executive of Puma in March 2013 after only two years in the job, has become a managing partner of Mykita, a brand of designer eyewear in Berlin, with an undisclosed financial stake. He will oversee B2B sales, production, finance, IT and human resources. The ...
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Henrik Fischer has resigned as deputy chief executive and chief...
Henrik Fischer has resigned as deputy chief executive and chief operating officer of Björn Borg. He will not be replaced. The company says it is making organizational changes in connection with the implementation of a new business plan for the underwear and fashion brand that is meant to turn it ...
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Sportringen Thomas Wallahager is leaving as chief executive of Sportringen...
Sportringen Thomas Wallahager is leaving as chief executive of Sportringen after four years at the helm of this Swedish sports retailer, where brought up the number of stores from 50 to 220. Lars Palmgren, a former Intersport store manager who joined the company a few weeks ago, is taking over ...
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Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive...
Iconix Brand Group has hired David K. Jones as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He will report to Neil Cole, the company's chief executive officer, and will lead all of the finance and technology functions. Jones is a certified public accountant with extensive knowledge of the business including ...
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On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up...
On, the Swiss brand of running shoes, has set up a Japanese sales subsidiary in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Hiroki Komada acts as sales director, overseeing a team of three people.
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Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder,...
Stöckli Swiss Sports has appointed a new chairman, Josef Felder, who has been for many years the chief executive of Zurich Airport, taking the place of Niklaus Knüsel at the head of a downsized board of directors. Separately, Theo Sandu, 36, has been named manager of Stöckli's bike division. Stephan ...
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The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for...
The Lafuma Group has appointed a new brand manager for Eider and is in the process of recruiting a brand manager for Millet. At Eider, Aurore Calmier takes the place left vacant a few months ago by the reassignment of a manager of the group, Thibaut Cornet, to the post ...
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Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of...
Marco Sancandi has been appointed to the new position of director of operations at Garmont International, the Italian outdoor and mountaineering footwear company. A seasoned outdoor executive, Sancandi is to initiate and manage plans for Garmont's expansion, while supervising sales, marketing, research and logistics. Sancandi spent the last 15 years ...
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Marc Hug, formerly with Mountain Hardwear, has been appointed key...
Marc Hug, formerly with Mountain Hardwear, has been appointed key accounts manager of Brooks Running for the German-speaking countries
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Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and...
Matt Pearson has started as acting chief financial officer and joined the board of Sports Direct International (SDI) earlier this month. Pearson joined the leading British sports retailer and wholesaler as group financial accountant from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) in June 2007 and was later appointed group financial controller. ...
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Dick Heckmann, a former chief executive of K2, and William...
Dick Heckmann, a former chief executive of K2, and William Grant has stepped down as director of Jarden Corp., after reaching the mandatory retirement age. One of the seats on the board will be filled until the 2017 annual meeting by Peter Hochfelder, a founder and former managing member of ...
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Jon Parsons, who supported Srixon Sports Europe's rapid expansion for...
Jon Parsons, who supported Srixon Sports Europe's rapid expansion for about 12 years, is no longer involved with the company. He effectively supervised marketing for the brand in the U.K. and Europe, helping Srixon to raise its U.K. market share in balls from 0.3 percent to more than 30 percent ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D....
Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D. Stornant, a 49-year-old executive who has been with the group for 19 years, assumes the role of senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, with effect from June 12. He served most recently as vice president of corporate finance, after handling ...
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Chris Patsch started as European marketing manager for the Burton...
Chris Patsch started as European marketing manager for the Burton and Anon brands at the beginning of May. Patsch is heading up the marketing team at Burton's office in Innsbruck, reporting to the company's European general manager, Hermann Kapferer. He has been with Burton since 2010, starting as team marketing ...
