That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 122
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Billabong International has appointed Susan Branch to the newly created...
Billabong International has appointed Susan Branch to the newly created position of global general manager for Billabong Womens. She will report to an executive yet to be assigned to the new position of global president for the Billabong brand. Branch comes with more than 20 years of experience in product ...
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Zach Boon, who acted most recently as global brand director...
Zach Boon, who acted most recently as global brand director at Nike Sportswear, has joined Electric, a sister brand of Volcom owned by Kering, as global vice president of marketing
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Joan Solà will start next month in the new position...
Joan Solà will start next month in the new position of global sports marketing manager for Salomon and Suunto, based at Salomon's head office in Annecy, France. He will coordinate the work of officials responsible for sports marketing officials in various countries who are responsible for different categories such as ...
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Neil Pryde, manging director of Pryde Group, will retire on...
Neil Pryde, manging director of Pryde Group, will retire on Dec. 31 and become chairman. Patrick Pender will replace him as managing director of the Hong Kong-based group, while the chief financial officer, Peter Lui, will switch to the role of chief operating officer.
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Pierangelo Zanetta will step down as managing director of Shimano...
Pierangelo Zanetta will step down as managing director of Shimano Europe Fishing Holding on Jan. 1, after over ten years in the job. His position at the head of Shimano's European fishing tackle operations will be taken over by the current international sales director of the same company, Cor Ax, ...
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Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge...
Gina R. Boswell, executive vice president of Unilever in charge of personal care products, is joining the board of directors of Wolverine Worldwide. Blake W. Krueger, Wolverine's chairman and chief executive, says that she has an impressive track record of building global brands, executing business strategy, and growing market share ...
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Burton, which has been distributing its products directly in Switzerland...
Burton, which has been distributing its products directly in Switzerland since the summer of 2012, has appointed Dani Bühler as sales manager for the country, starting Feb. 1. He worked with a previous Swiss distributor for the brand, E-motion. Reporting directly to Andreas Rauter, sales director of Burton Europe, Bühler ...
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Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt has been appointed as the new chief executive of Karstadt, the German chain of 83 department stores, starting from Feb. 24. The 47-year-old Swedish official will take the place of Andrew Jennings, a native of the U.K. She comes from Ikea, where she acted lately as deputy global ...
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The Schmidt Group has appointed a new manager for Chiemsee...
The Schmidt Group has appointed a new manager for Chiemsee in charge of sales, product and marketing, Michael Doerell. He comes from Mexx, where he acted lately as wholesale country manager in Germany.
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Dorel Industries has announced the departure of Robert P. Baird,...
Dorel Industries has announced the departure of Robert P. Baird, group president and chief executive of the company's Recreational/Leisure segment. Peter Woods, the segment's chief financial officer, has been named interim president until a new president is found. Both changes are effective immediately. The Recreational/Leisure segment of the Montreal-based group ...
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Christoph Kremer has taken on responsibility for SportXtreme, the new...
Christoph Kremer has taken on responsibility for SportXtreme, the new sports retail cooperative within the German GMS buying group
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Sean Tedore is the new global brand director of Ride...
Sean Tedore is the new global brand director of Ride Snowboards
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Brooks is boosting its sales management team for Germany, Austria...
Brooks is boosting its sales management team for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Karen Seibüchler, who comes from a producer of work clothing, has been appointed sales manager for the region. The 49-year-old takes the job over from Uwe Molitor, who has become key accounts manager for the territory.
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Puma has appointed Hauke Lipp as head of Cobra Puma...
Puma has appointed Hauke Lipp as head of Cobra Puma Golf for the German-speaking countries and the Benelux countries. He has been in the golf industry for two decades, most recently as regional sales manager for Callaway Golf, covering the German-speaking countries as well as Eastern Europe. Golf is one ...
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Annelise Loevlie is the new chief executive of Icelantic, the...
Annelise Loevlie is the new chief executive of Icelantic, the young and creative American brand of skis, taking the place of Ben Anderson. She founded the company in Colorado together with Travis Parr and Anderson, who will concentrate on product development. Loevlie was the chief operating officer of the firm. ...
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Steve Bracewell has left as managing director of Animal, the...
Steve Bracewell has left as managing director of Animal, the British action sports brand, after only two months in the job, and his successor has not yet been appointed. The British executive had left a few months ago as the top manager at Gelert, a brand of camping equipment that ...
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Miguel Andrade has been appointed as general manager of Puma...
Miguel Andrade has been appointed as general manager of Puma South East Asia, a new regional entity based in Singapore, as the company is ramping up investments in the Asian market. Andrade is a high-profile executive at Puma, where he was previously general manager in France and then in charge ...
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Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the...
Maier Sports, the German sports apparel firm acquired by the Findos Investor equity firm in August 2011, reports a strong increase of 29 percent in pre-orders for the coming spring/summer season. Most noticeable, exports to Russia, Austria and Switzerland will increase considerably as compared to the same period of the ...
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Lululemon has appointed Tara Posely, 48, as its new chief...
Lululemon has appointed Tara Posely, 48, as its new chief product officer. She will take on her position before the end of this year, leaving her current job of president of apparel at Kmart. She will take the place of Sheree Waterson, who left the company shortly after it was ...
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André-Pierre Doucet, a French journalist who has spent 21 years...
André-Pierre Doucet, a French journalist who has spent 21 years in the French sporting goods retailers' federation (now FPS), has been appointed secretary general of SYYNEG, a French association of manufacturers of catering equipment
