That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 118
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Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating...
Accell North America has promoted Chris Speyer, currently chief operating officer, to chief executive effective immediately. Speyer assumes leadership as Steve Meineke, who has led the organization for the past 10 years, leaves it to become president of Keen (see the related story in this issue).
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Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board,...
Quilsilver has named its 7th independent director to its board, Bernd Beetz, who acted recently as chief executive of Coty
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K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director,...
K2 has announced that Van Brinkerhoff, long-time group sales director, is retiring from his post this May. Brinkerhoff oversaw the sales of the Madshus, Atlas Snow-Shoe, Tubbs Showshoes and K2 Skate brands. The company has named Jason Tillinghast as the new sales director for K2 Outdoor, effective immediately. Brinkerhoff started ...
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Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led...
Cocona Natural Technologies is expanding its senior management team, led by Jeff Bowman, with the appointment of Scott Branscum, another veteran of the sporting goods industry, as executive vice president in charge of global sales, marketing and merchandising for its 37.5 brand. He was most recently president of Tumi Apparel. ...
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Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by...
Electric, one of the sports and lifestyle brands controlled by Kering, has hired Olivier Richard as sales & marketing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, reporting to Anthony Cazottes, general manager of the brand for the region. Richard brings more than 20 years of experience as European sales ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands,...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Volcom, Gucci and other brands, has appointed Daniela Riccardi to be a member of its board directors. The 54-year-old executive has been running Baccarat since June 2013. She previously gained experience in business development and branding at Procter & Gamble, where she worked for 25 ...
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Tom Smach, chairman of Crocs, will assume the role of...
Tom Smach, chairman of Crocs, will assume the role of interim chief executive following the retirement of John McCarvel while waiting for his successor
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Dave Lester has been appointed as the first general manager...
Dave Lester has been appointed as the first general manager of Lost Surfboards
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Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized,...
Scott Sports has announced that John Quinn, formerly at Specialized, will be its new executive vice president in the U.S. Quinn joined Scott as the national sales manager for the company's American bike division already in February this year. The company has also announced the departure of its long-time executive ...
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Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive...
Cutter & Buck has promoted Joel Freet to chief executive officer. Previously he was the head of the corporate business for the golfwear brand. He replaces Jens Petersson, who has moved to a role in group executive management at Cutter & Buck's parent company, New Wave Group. In his 15 ...
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Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of...
Amer Sports has moved to a new head office of 5,300 square meters in the Vallila Paja Quarters of Helsinki. It occupies a meticulously restored red brick building, built in 1919 and originally used for building railroad wagons. The new office, which is vying for environmental certification, is strategically located ...
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Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1...
Haglöfs will be distributed in Switzerland from next Jan. 1 on by Montane Sport, which is already the successful distributor of its own new parent company, Asics. The partnership is expected to lead to new synergies. In a press release, Haglöfs pays tribute to its current Swiss distributor, ACE Alpine ...
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Martin Kössler has left as general secretary of the Scandianavian...
Martin Kössler has left as general secretary of the Scandianavian Outdoor Group along with Jonas Hellentin, communications manager of the association. Kössler will continue to support the SOG and its president, David Ekelund, through his own consulting firm, HuginBiz, managing the Scandinavian Outdoor Village at various trade shows and organizing ...
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Flavio Mazzocchi, who left last year as general manager of...
Flavio Mazzocchi, who left last year as general manager of Intersport Italia, started a new challenge a few weeks ago as Italian country manager for Champion Europe, in charge of wholesale and retail operations. It's a new position inside the company, where the two functions were handled by different managers. ...
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Kevin Voegtlin has joined Electric as global digital markting manager...
Kevin Voegtlin has joined Electric as global digital markting manager
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PrimaLoft has hired Chris Sentementes to lead its Performance Fabric...
PrimaLoft has hired Chris Sentementes to lead its Performance Fabric and Fleece unit as business development manager, effective immediately. Sentementes brings 30 years of experience in the textile and apparel industry. Prior to PrimaLoft, he served as the vice president of global sourcing and new business development for One Source ...
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Rich Wuerthele a former executive of Newell-Rubbermaid, has been hired...
Rich Wuerthele a former executive of Newell-Rubbermaid, has been hired by Bauer Performance Hockey as executive vice president of hockey
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Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes...
Hans-Hermann Deters has informed the supervisory board of Ara Shoes that he will not extend his contract as executive board member in charge of sales and marketing after it expires on July 31, 2014. Deters, who joined Ara three years ago after serving as the top manager for Reebok International ...
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Icebreaker has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Louise Kuegler....
Icebreaker has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Louise Kuegler. The 42-year-old Kiwi takes the place of Hanna Lee-Darboe, who left last October. In the last 20 years, Kuegler worked at several companies and for iconic brands at several advertising agencies in the U.K., the U.S., Asia and New Zealand. ...
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Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives...
Deckers Outdoor has announced the appointment of two senior executives who will work on the continued expansion of the company's omni-channel infrastructure and resources. Brad Willis has been appointed senior vice president, information technology. He was previously chief information officer and vice president of information technology at West Marine, where ...
