That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 125
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O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the...
O'Neill has promoted Christian Wander to the position of the European marketing manager, replacing Sascha Weil who has left the company. Wander played a similar role at O'Neill Germany where he was in charge of marketing in the German-speaking and Nordic countries as well as in Slovenia. The 37-year-old formerly ...
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Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of...
Michel Rayot is retiring as president and chief executive of Tecnica Group France after 40 years in the sports industry and 34 years at the head of the Italian company's operations in France. His functions are being taken over by Lucien Hauteville, who headed up The North Face in France ...
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Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for...
Jörg Seifert has joined GMS, the German buying group for shoe retailers formed nine years ago, to develop SportXtreme, the new concept launched by the group last May for the sporting goods sector. It has already been adopted by 42 retailers in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. SportXtreme concentrates on retail ...
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Arthur Engel is stepping down as chief executive of Björn...
Arthur Engel is stepping down as chief executive of Björn Borg, the Swedish brand of underwear and other apparel, after five years in the job. He will stay at the helm until a replacement is found. This comes at a time when the company is rejigging its international operations. Engel ...
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Hein Rugebregt Paredes, formerly with Björn Borg, Armani and Paul...
Hein Rugebregt Paredes, formerly with Björn Borg, Armani and Paul Frank Bags, has been appointed export manager of Brunotti Sportswear, with a focus on the U.K., Scandinavia and Spanish-speaking countries
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Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running...
Crocs appoints Tim Lyons as its European retail manager, running the company's 115 corporate stores and the 98 franchises in 45 countries. Lyons, who was previously in charge of Nike's factory outlets in western Europe, will report to Ann Chan, European commercial director of Crocs. Prior to the Swoosh, Lyons ...
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Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager,...
Patagonia Europe has appointed Gabriel Davies as European surf manager, responsible for its new line of wetsuits. The former surfer and environmental activists has been working in product and marketing for Quiksilver for 20 years.
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Fischer has appointed Jan Weiss as its new chief of...
Fischer has appointed Jan Weiss as its new chief of the alpine division. On Sept. 1, he switched from Salomon where the 37-year-old headed the French brand's division in charge of skis and bindings for about seven years. At the Austrian ski company, he has taken on his new job ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma and Volcom, has announced the...
Kering, parent company of Puma and Volcom, has announced the appointment of Claire Roblet as director of financial communications and market intelligence, replacing Alexandre de Brettes. She will report to Jean-Marc Duplaix, chief financial officer of the group. Roblet began her career in the fields of consulting and banking before ...
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Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak...
Anders Cleemann has been appointed chief executive for the Peak Performance brand at IC Companys, taking over the position from Henrik Bunge who is leaving the group. Cleemann was previously responsible for two other sportswear brands of the Danish group, Tiger of Sweden and By Malene. His nomination is part ...
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Aigle has a new retail manager, Thomas Laczny, who previously...
Aigle has a new retail manager, Thomas Laczny, who previously worked for Nike, Gap, Kiabi and other companies
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Aaron Azevedo leaves as senior vice president of footwear at...
Aaron Azevedo leaves as senior vice president of footwear at DC Shoes to join Zoot Sports in the position of director of global footwear
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Stanley Silverstein, who has worked for Warnaco for 29 years,...
Stanley Silverstein, who has worked for Warnaco for 29 years, driving its international expansion, has been named president of international development and global licensing at Perry Ellis International. He has already indicated that there are significant opportunities for expanding the presence of sports and lifestyle brands such as Original Penguin ...
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Alina Schmid, 24, takes over from Melanie Immel as marketing...
Alina Schmid, 24, takes over from Melanie Immel as marketing coordinator at Maier Sports
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Mikhel Ruia, 24, started a transition period on Sept. 2...
Mikhel Ruia, 24, started a transition period on Sept. 2 as managing director designate of Glenmuir, the Scottish golf knitwear and clothing company taken over by the Indian Ruia Group in 2002. He will work for a while side by side with the current 66-year-old managing director, Colin Mee, who ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new...
Wolverine Worldwide has promoted Jodi K. Watson to the new position of president of consumer direct operations, reporting directly to Blake W. Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the growing American footwear group, which is committed to expanding the online and retail operations of its brands around the world. ...
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The president of NBA International, Heidi Ueberroth, who has overseen...
The president of NBA International, Heidi Ueberroth, who has overseen the global expansion of the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA), said that she will leave her post at the end of 2013, after nearly 20 years at the helm of the organization. The 48-year-old, who still is one of the highest-ranking ...
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Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard...
Xavier Nidecker, from the family that founded the Swiss snowboard brand by the same name, has become global brand manager of Jones Snowboards. Based in Switzerland, he will work closely with Jeremy Jones on product development, creative and global marketing initiatives. Jones Snowboards has also promoted Seth Lightcap to global ...
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Shimano celebrated the retirement of Hans van Vliet with a...
Shimano celebrated the retirement of Hans van Vliet with a cocktail and dinner party in a castle on Lake Constance during the Eurobike show. He worked for the Japanese company for 40 years, most recently as chief communications officer at Shimano Europe.
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IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands,...
IC Companys, parent of Peak Performance and other sportswear brands, has appointed a new chief financial officer shortly after naming Mads Ryder as its chief executive officer. The new CFO is Rud Trabjerg Pedersen, who has been in charge of finance for Levi Strauss' operations in Europe, the Middle East ...
