That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 123
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Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president...
Nike has named Scott LeClair as its new vice president of action sports, replacing Roger Wyett who has decided to retire. Besides leading the action sports category, LeClair will also be responsible for Hurley International. He will report to Jayme Martin, vice president and general manager of global categories. LeClair, ...
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Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has...
Gavin Lindberg, vice president of investor relations at Nike, has become vice president and chief financial officer of the Jordan brand. His successor will be appointed shortly, says Nike.
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Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing...
Derby Cycle has named Olaf Heinen as its new managing director to help guide its international growth. Germany's biggest bicycle maker entered the North American market in 2012 with its acquisitions of U.K.-based Raleigh and Toronto-based Cervélo. Its brands also include Kalkhoff, Focus, Univega and Rixe. Heinen has held various ...
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Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade...
Tom Olsavsky leaves as director of product creation at TaylorMade after seven years to join Cobra Puma Golf as vice president of research and development. During the 23 years that he spent in the golf industry, he also worked for six years at Titleist as senior golf club engineer.
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Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of...
Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of vice president of global sales, reporting directly to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of the company. Collins served at the company for the last three years as vice president for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He previously acted as vice president of ...
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Detlev Maass, who spent the last eight years as buying...
Detlev Maass, who spent the last eight years as buying director for Sport Scheck, has reportedly joined Planet Sports to take care of purchasing and product on the executive board. He replaces Marcel Peters, a co-founder of the German action sports retailer, who had already left the company in mid-2012.
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Stefanie Gruber has been promoted by Sportalm to be in...
Stefanie Gruber has been promoted by Sportalm to be in charge of international sales, following the departure of the former sales manager, Andreas Gotschke. In her new position, Gruber will also develop store franchising and shop-in-shop solutions. Before joining the Austrian sports apparel company, she worked for Strenesse, René Lezard, ...
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Karl Ibscher is joining the executive board of Intersport Austria...
Karl Ibscher is joining the executive board of Intersport Austria to oversee its merger into Intersport Germany. The 43-year-old expert in mergers and acquisitions has been on Intersport Austria's supervisory board since 2009.
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Volcom has appointed Kevin Meehan to the new position of...
Volcom has appointed Kevin Meehan to the new position of president of North America, completing a lineup of managers dedicated to specific regions or countries, including Europe, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. The North American market was previously handled by Jason Steris who will now concentrate on his main responsibility ...
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Sports Marketing Surveys has announced the appointment of Michael Stone...
Sports Marketing Surveys has announced the appointment of Michael Stone to the newly created position of head of research. John Bushnell, managing director of the U.K.-based market research company, said that his addition to SMS' team will ensure that clients will get more sophisticated qualitative research and analysis to complement ...
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Andy Ronnie, a former manager of Ellesse and Diadora in...
Andy Ronnie, a former manager of Ellesse and Diadora in the U.K., has been appointed managing director of Kooga Rugby, the rugby apparel company owned by JD Sports Fashion. He will continue as managing director of UK Source Lab, which specializes in the development of licensed football apparel. Meanwhile, Kooga ...
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B. Robinson has hired Alex Webb, a former official of...
B. Robinson has hired Alex Webb, a former official of Revo, to fill the new position of vice president of U.S. sales for the specialty outdoor, sporting goods and sunglass retailer channels. B. Robinson recent licensed the Revo brand of sunglasses from Sequential Brands, which bought it from Luxottica. Webb ...
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Poc Sweden, the helmet specialist acquired by Black Diamond last...
Poc Sweden, the helmet specialist acquired by Black Diamond last year, is investing more in its eyewear line, which was first presented at the Mido eyewear show in Milan last year. It has hired a new global marketing director for its eyewear business unit, Jonas Söderqvist, replacing Sarah Laurell in ...
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Black Diamond Inc. has promoted Aaron Kuehne to the position...
Black Diamond Inc. has promoted Aaron Kuehne to the position of chief financial officer, after an extensive external search for a possible alternative candidate for the post. He had already served as interim CFO and principal accounting officer since last March 15 following the departure of Robert Peay after 16 ...
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Sven Schlager has left the position of marketing manager at...
Sven Schlager has left the position of marketing manager at Planet Sports, the German boardsports retailer mentioned in the next section, to take care of marketing and e-commerce at Timezone
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PrimaLoft has hired Eric Ritter as product development engineer and...
PrimaLoft has hired Eric Ritter as product development engineer and Jared Cieslewicz as a territory sales manager, in advance of several product announcements. Ritter will be in charge of new product development for the insulation segment of the business. He has over 25 years of textile engineering expertise and most ...
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Conrado González Fernández has retired as purchasing director of El...
Conrado González Fernández has retired as purchasing director of El Corte Inglés' sports division. A passionate golf player, he has been a charismatic figure in the Spanish sports retail sector. Mariano Ortega Reja is taking over his position.
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Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of...
Patagonia has promoted John Collins to the new role of vice president of global sales, reporting directly to Casey Sheahan, chief executive of the company. Collins served at the company for the last three years as vice president for the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He previously acted as vice president of ...
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Steve Bracewell has replaced Rose Foster as chief executive of...
Steve Bracewell has replaced Rose Foster as chief executive of Animal, the leading action sports brand in the U.K., which recently came under new ownership. Bracewell worked most recently for Gelert, a brand of camping products recently bought by Sports Direct International. He previously worked for Reebok in senior positions ...
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Rip Curl Europe has boosted its sales team. Gilles Darqué...
Rip Curl Europe has boosted its sales team. Gilles Darqué has been named core sales manager for Europe. Vincent Liets, who launched the brand's new technical store at Bidart, has become sales manager for France. Frederi Botton has been appointed field customer service manager.
