That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 106

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    Vans has promoted Lance Eddy to the position of sales...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Vans has promoted Lance Eddy to the position of sales director. In his new role, he will be leading product strategy and core marketing in the U.S., and will be coordinating the distribution of the brand in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Eddy joined Vans in 1997 as a ...

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    Stefan Dvonoczky is going to take the place of Peter...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Stefan Dvonoczky is going to take the place of Peter Untersperger as chief executive of Lenzing, starting on June 1. The Austrian-based supplier of Tencel and other fibers reported a net loss of €14.2 million for the past year, compared with net income of over €30 million the previous year, ...

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    Primaloft has promoted Victoria Lee to manager of creative services,...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Primaloft has promoted Victoria Lee to manager of creative services, with immediate effect. Lee joined the company in 2006 and most recently served as brand and promotions associate. In her expanded role, she will assume a wider range of responsibilities in global creative and branding. She will also serve as ...

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    Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Vista Outdoor, the sporting goods and outdoor company recently spun off from Alliant Techsystems (ATK), has appointed a vice president of marketing, Brett Merrell, and a vice president of investor relations, Michael Pici. They report to Mark DeYoung, chairman and chief executive of Vista Outdoor. Merrell has been placed in ...

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    Todd Harman, who has worked for Roger Cleveland Golf Company...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Todd Harman, who has worked for Roger Cleveland Golf Company for 18 years, most recently as its president, has become executive vice president for baseball and softball at Performance Sports Group, replacing Cliff Hall

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    Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Patagonia has promoted Bruce Old to the position of vice president of global wholesale. His mission will be to elevate the company's presence in all specialty retail channels, continuing to build up a global customer service team. Old has spent more than 20 years with Patagonia, working in retail, wholesale ...

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    Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...

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    Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Brands has promoted Dave Powers to the role of president of the company. In his new role, he will lead the omni-channel, as well as each of the brand teams. Deckers' portfolio of brands includes Ugg, Teva, Ahnu, Sanuk, and Hoka One One. Powers joined Deckers in 2012 as ...

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    Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Ken Reeve has left the Blacks Outdoor chain of stores in the U.K., where he was appointed as managing director after the departure of Julia Reynolds in mid-2012 after a brief stint. He has also quit the board of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA). Reeve was made strategy director of ...

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    Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Berghaus has hired Paul Cosgrove as product manager for the Berghaus Extreme range of outdoor gear, the brand's most technical collection. Cosgrove has spent 15 years in the outdoor industry. He served most recently as head of marketing and product at Montane.

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    Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Vincent Wauters, who has been the general manager of Arc'teryx since 2012, has been made president of Amer Sports' apparel business. He will again become a member of the group's executive board, and he will continue to run the Canadian-based brand. In connection with Wauters' appointment, Andy Towne will leave ...

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    Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Halfords, the British chain of bicycle stores, has appointed Jill McDonald as its new chief executive, replacing Matt Davies who has moved to Tesco. Coincidentally, the new CEO had been working at McDonald's since 2006. She started off as chief marketing officer for the U.K. and Northern Europe. She became ...

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    Angel Pardo, the Spanish executive who left Base-Detallsport last November,...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Angel Pardo, the Spanish executive who left Base-Detallsport last November, after leading the buying group for 25 years, has become a consultant to Intersport España

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    Altamont Capital Partners, which took over control of Fox Head...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Altamont Capital Partners, which took over control of Fox Head last December, has appointed Paul Harrigton, former chief executive of Easton-Bell Sports, as the company's new CEO. He takes the place of Scott Olivet, who remains chairman of the company. Harrington led Easton-Bell for five years until 2013. He previously ...

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    After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts recruitment agency, has launched a new international matchmaking platform for the fashion industry, called Textiles-Contacts

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    Puma has appointed Johan Adamsson to the new position of...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Puma has appointed Johan Adamsson to the new position of sports marketing and sports licensing director, taking over some of the responsibilities of Christian Voigt, who has decided to leave the company. Adamsson, a Swedish national, will be based at the head office in Herzogenaurach. He has filled various roles ...

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    Jean Lin Puren, who has spent 20 years with Décathlon,...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Jean Lin Puren, who has spent 20 years with Décathlon, has become the new brand manager of Inesis, the company's private label for golf products, taking the place of David Moynihan, who is moving to a production subsidiary of the group in Asia

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    Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Electric has hired Etienne Pinon as sales manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Pinon brings more than 15 years of experience in the action sports industry and international sales. Most recently, he served as head of sales for Europe at Neff Headwear. Prior to that, he ...

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    Officials of Karstadt Sports decline to confirm the reported departure...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Officials of Karstadt Sports decline to confirm the reported departure of Michael Krayledat as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the German retail chain, which is still run by Simon Rider and controlled by Signa Holding in Vienna. Krayledat had been appointed to the post in April 2014.

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    Jim Sports, a Spanish sporting goods company, is entering the...

    2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Jim Sports, a Spanish sporting goods company, is entering the market of West Africa through a Spanish trading company called Globalider, according to Tradesport