That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 109
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Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named...
Catherine Faidherbe, a former executive of Adidas, has been named marketing manager for Icebreaker, based at its European office near Munich
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Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the...
Prana generated only 5 percent of its sales outside the U.S. by the time the brand was acquired by Columbia Sportswear last year. Prana has now reported the creation of a new position of director of international sales. Starting on Feb. 2, it will be filled by Pacho Bedoya, who ...
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Maier Sports has appointed a 29-year-old e-commerce manager, Daniel Rothmeier...
Maier Sports has appointed a 29-year-old e-commerce manager, Daniel Rothmeier
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As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country...
As previously reported, Olivier Pelous is leaving as Spanish country manager of Regatta Group to run Trek in the country, but his new job will only start on July 1
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Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the...
Robert Polet, a former president and chief executive of the Gucci Group of luxury goods companies, has joined North Sales as partner in its apparel division. He will work on building up the brand with Eric Bijlsma, former chief executive of Scotch & Soda, who became a major shareholder and ...
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John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial...
John Henderson is set to replace Ken Brewster as commercial director of Pure Fishing UK, responsible also for Ireland. Brewster, a former national sales manager of Adidas, has been in charge of sales and marketing at Hardy & Greys before its take over by the Jarden Corp. subsidiary in 2013. ...
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Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of...
Tom Ritchey has promoted Claudio Bianchi to the position of chief executive of Ritchey Designs. The founder and chairman of the American bike company will stop acting as CEO to concentrate on product development. Bianchi has been with the company for more than 20 years in various roles. He has ...
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Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing...
Wesley van Wijnbergen has become the new sales and marketing manager at Protest Sportswear, the Dutch board sports brand, from the start of this year. He has already been with the company since 2002, working in marketing and retailing. Sport Partner reports that Van Wijnbergen's tasks include sales through all ...
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Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering...
Formerly at Koninklijke Gazelle, the Dutch bicycle company, Bas Heering became country manager for Amer Sports in the Netherlands at the beginning of the year, taking over from Arjen Buizer
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Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to...
Pete Augustine, president of New Era Cap, has decided to leave the company after almost 25 years. The chief executive, Chris Koch, will assume a more active role, the company said, adding that it will look for a successor for Augustine.
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Mathilde Lacoste has become the artistic director of Fusalp, the...
Mathilde Lacoste has become the artistic director of Fusalp, the French skiwear brand acquired by Philippe Lacoste and his sister Sophie one year ago. She is the wife of Philippe Lacoste and has already started to work on the autumn/winter 2015/16 collection, which will be very different from the ...
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Lululemon Athletica has appointed Stuart Haselden as its new chief...
Lululemon Athletica has appointed Stuart Haselden as its new chief financial officer, with an expected start date of Feb. 2. He will replace John Currie, the company's long-time finance chief, who announced in June that he was planning to retir. Haselden will report to the company's chief executive officer, Laurent ...
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ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed...
ExOfficio, part of Jarden Corp.'s Outdoor Solutions segment, has appointed Julie Snow as vice president of design and product development. Snow has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She was vice president of design and merchandising for eight years at Cutter & Buck and prior to that, ...
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Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing....
Spalding has appointed Kenyatta Bynoe as senior director of marketing. She replaces Wendy Unger-Moore, who has taken a position overseas with Fruit of the Loom, parent company of Russell Brands, the owner of the Spalding brand. In her new position, Bynoe will direct the strategic planning, production and campaign execution ...
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Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory...
Nathan Sports, the fast-growing running shoe brand, has appointed Gregory Brantner, formerly a marketing specialist at Garmin International, as its own marketing manager
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Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager...
Ron van der Linde has been appointed as sales manager for the Benelux countries at Brunotti, the Dutch-based action sports brand
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Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel...
Isbjörn of Sweden, the ten-year-old specialty brand of functional apparel for children, has created the new position of export manager. The job will be done by Martin Eisele. The 41-year-old spent 17 years at Adidas in Scandinavia, most recently as head of sales coordination for the Scandinavian markets. At Isbjörn, ...
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Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments....
Pentland Brands has announced a series of senior leadership appointments. Sean Hastings, vice president of product and marketing for Speedo, has been appointed Pentland's global marketing director. Jamie Cornforth, currently Speedo's head of category strategy & planning, product & marketing, becomes Speedo's interim vice president of product and marketing. Carl ...
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A veteran of the international sporting goods industry, Alistair Thorburn,...
A veteran of the international sporting goods industry, Alistair Thorburn, has been appointed managing director of international operations for Confluence Outdoor. He acted most recently as international president of Pure Fishing, the fishing tackle subsidiary of Jarden Corp., where he coordinated 19 different subsidiaries. His career includes leading positions at ...
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Adidas has appointed Jonathan Gregory as its director for the...
Adidas has appointed Jonathan Gregory as its director for the next football World Cup, scheduled to take place in Russia in 2018. Adidas is a top-tier Fifa sponsor and the Russian football team's official supplier of sporting gear. Gregory is tasked with maximizing the brand's presence in the host country. ...
