That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 119
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A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard...
A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard contests and the Action Sports Summit at Ispo Munich has set up a new recruitment agency for the action sports sector in Munich. Called actionsportsjobs.com, it collects postings for all kinds of jobs, including internships and freelance design, from all ...
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Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North...
Mark King has been appointed president of Adidas Group North America, effective on June 1, replacing Patrik Nilsson who has decided to leave the company and to return to his native Sweden, where he will become the chief executive of Gant. Reporting to Roland Auschel, the group's executive board member ...
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Philip Warrall has left Musto after acting as production and...
Philip Warrall has left Musto after acting as production and development director of the British supplier of sailing gear for the past five years
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Mike Weccardt remains as the only general manager of Sport...
Mike Weccardt remains as the only general manager of Sport Eybl & Sports Experts, the Austrian sporting goods retailer that fell under the control of Sports Direct International last May. The founding Eybl family, which still holds 49 percent of the shares, has no longer an influence on the operations ...
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Thomas Hieble is going to be the new general manager...
Thomas Hieble is going to be the new general manager of Skins for Germany and Austria, taking the place of Edi Kaiser who is leaving the Australian supplier of compression garments at the end of May. A former professional hockey player, Hieble has worked for Nike Bauer Hockey and Reebok ...
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Urs Michael Müller has resigned as chief executive of Intersport...
Urs Michael Müller has resigned as chief executive of Intersport PSC, the Swiss licensee of Intersport International, after five years in the post. He has been replaced by the chief financial officer, Patrick Bundell. Officially, Müller is leaving of his own accord. Nicholas Berry, the British investor who controls Intersport ...
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Iconix Brand Group has promoted Seth Horowitz to the position...
Iconix Brand Group has promoted Seth Horowitz to the position of chief operating officer and hired Jeff Lupinacci as chief financial officer and Rodney Hutton as executive vice president of the men's division. As the former president of Iconix' men's division, Horwitz led the reorganization of Umbro based on the ...
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Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is...
Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is being distributed in France by Sunset Sport
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Borja Torres, former Spanish sales manager for Rip Curl, has...
Borja Torres, former Spanish sales manager for Rip Curl, has been appointed product manager for wetsuits, watches and surfboards at Rip Curl Europe, replacing Jo Cetran who is leaving the company
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Bernd Gemmer quits as sales manager of Roeckl, the German...
Bernd Gemmer quits as sales manager of Roeckl, the German gloves specialist
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Women have been nominated for the first time to represent...
Women have been nominated for the first time to represent shareholders on the supervisory board of the Adidas Group. They are Katja Kraus, 43, and Katherin Menges, 49 – and they are set to take the places of Christian Tourres and Alexander Popov. Kraus is a former player in the ...
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Frank De Moor has announced his intention to retire as...
Frank De Moor has announced his intention to retire as chief executive of Macintosh Retail Group as of next Aug. 1 (more in Shoe Intelligence)
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Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of...
Quiksilver has appointed Alan Vickers to the new position of international sales director, responsible for the wholesale operations of all the brands of the group and for all the regions of the world except for the Americas. He will be in charge of all the countries where Quiksilver has an ...
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The agency of Stephan Haardt is taking on sales of...
The agency of Stephan Haardt is taking on sales of Luhta in Spain
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Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of...
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of Vicki Vasil as brand manager for both brands. Vasil will be based in Portland, Oregon, where the two brands are headquartered, and work closely with the design teams, including Heida Birgisdottir, Nikita's founder, who is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Vasil's ...
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The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates...
The Spanish distributor Carving Sport is adding the Fila skates licensed by MGM Trezeta to its portfolio
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Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak...
Mareen Lissner will act as trade marketing manager of Peak Performance for Central Europe, reporting directly to Daniel Jontén, global marketing manager of the brand in Stockholm and focussing on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She previously worked for Unilever, O'Neill, Burton and Patagonia.
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Under Armour has appointed Fritz Taylor, a 25-year veteran of...
Under Armour has appointed Fritz Taylor, a 25-year veteran of the sporting goods industry, as vice president in charge of its running footwear segment. He has been most recently vice president and general manager of running at Mizuno. Previously, he spent 15 years with Nike in various roles, including product ...
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Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this...
Stephen Murray plans to quit at the end of this year as president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Deckers Outdoor Corp. The American company, which owns Ugg Australia, Teva, Sanuk, Tsubo and other brands, is looking for his successor. Murray, an American executive who had been based ...
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Dominik Solleder has resigned as managing director of Erima's operations...
Dominik Solleder has resigned as managing director of Erima's operations in Germany after six years with the big German supplier of team-sports products, where he held several functions. Wolfram Mannherz, owner and chief executive of the company, will take over the position on an interim basis. Differences of opinions on ...
